Full Description
This book includes a section detailing Corsica's history, eight features covering the island's life and culture, ranging from its ancient folk festival to its unrefined Mediterranean-style cooking, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus hundreds of top-notch photographs and seventeen maps.
Contents
Introduction. Corsica the Beautiful. History: Decisive Dates; Megalithic Culture and the Torrens Greeks, Romans, Saracens; Rule from Pisa; Five Centuries Under the Genoese Struggle for Independence; The Quest for Autonomy. Features: Geography; The Macchia The Corsicans The Corsican Language; The "Santa" Festival; The Occult; Food and Drink; Corsica in Literature. Places: Introduction; Ajaccio; Ajaccio to Propriano; The Sartenais; Alta Rocca; Bonifacio; Bonifacio to Porto Vecchio; The West Coast: Ajaccio to Calvi; Calvi and the Balagne; The Nebbio; Bastia; Cap Corse; Around the East Coast; Corte and its Hinterland; Corte to Ajaccio; Hiking. Information panels: Sampiero Corso; King Theodore I; Pasquale Paoli; Vendetta; Music; Napoleon Cult The Catenacciu; Necropolises; The Calanche; The Wind Rose; The Trinighellu; Two Shepherds. Travel Tips:Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Attractions; Shopping; Sport; Language; Further Reading. Maps: Corsica; Ajaccio; Ajaccio to Propriano The Sartenais; Alta Rocca; Bonifacio; Bonifacio to Porto Vecchio; The West Coast; Calvi and the BalagneThe Nebbio; Bastia Cap Corse; The East Coast; Corte; Corte's Hinterland; Corte to Ajaccio Hiking Routes.
