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Holidays in Corsica ‹‹
Corte, The Niolo,
The Venacais
The Citadel of Corte [Ph.
Desjobert]
Harsh, beautiful and passionate, the Niolo, birthplace of the Golo, is
since always, the high-perched of the pastoral tradition.
It is the "grandiose" that dominates this region situated in
the heart of the isle : from the highest top of Corsica -Cinto,
Paglia Orba- to the Laricio Pine which is beautiful, elegant, soars
up itself too into the infinite, through the strange and impressive Scala
di Santa Regina, narrow corridor widly cut in the red rocks, wild abyss
which was for a long time taken by the shepherds poets of Niolo who were
bound for the needs of their business toward the crossroad of history
and culture : Corte.
Chosen by Pascal Paoli
as the capital of Corsica in the brief period of its independence, Corte
which is the natural boundary between Corsica of North and Corsica of
South; reigns as a sentry from the top of its rocky peak, over the valleys
where the Tavignano and the Restonica have cut from their torrents, gorges
so beautiful that they are classified as a " big national place of
interest".
Not far from there, at the foot of the Monte Cardo, a harmonious tangle
of chestnut trees pines, oaks and ferns, form the region of the Venacais
whose shepherds have known, thanks to their know-how and under the protect
of the Santo Eliseo Chapel, how to ensure the solid reputation.
At the time of the mild seasons, the undergrowthes and rivers are the
privileged place of meeting of the hunters and fishermen, while in warmest
seasons strollers and hikers let themselves bewitched by the atmosphere
and the beauty of the setting that form around them Venaco and its grasslands,
Vivario and its alpine cirque or, Vizzavona and its happy unions of beeches
and pines.
Towns and Villages
Discover
- The Excursions
- The Valley of the Restonica
- The Valley of the Tavignano
- The Lake of Melo
- The Scala of Santa Regina
- The Products of the Region
- Cultural Activities: LICNICOI Archaeological
Museum
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