Corsica Tourism - Travel to Corsica
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| Capital: | Ajaccio (Aiacciu) |
| Area: | 8,680 sq km |
| Population: | 260,196 (1999 est.) |
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Corsica (French: Corse) is an island and region of France in the Mediterranean Sea, southeast of France and west of Italy.
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Départements
The region is divided in two départements:
Cities
Other destinations
From here you can go to Sardinia, the two islands being fairly close. Note that Sardinia is an Italian island..
Understand
An animated island, past and present, Corsica "always conquered, never subdued" has been successively Pisan and Genovese and has been French since 1768. It enjoys a special constitutional status.Mountain in the sea, Corsica is also called Island of beauty, not without reason. The diversity of its scenery, and its preservation from the aggressions of development and tourism, makes it one of the pearls of the Mediterranean sea.
The places of interest to tourists in Corsica are various: Sea (beach, scuba diving, sailing), mountain (hiking, with the famous GR20).
Corsica Talk
The official language is French, but Corsican, a Romance language close to Italian is spoken widely.
Get into Corsica
Travel to Corsica By Boat
From France, the simplest and fastest solution is the NGV (High Speed Boat, Navire à Grande Vitesse): it takes 2:45 to 3:30 to go from Nice to Calvi, l'Ile-Rousse, Ajaccio and Bastia, and you can enjoy the view of the Corsican seashore and arrive practically downtown. It is also possible to take regular ferries from Marseille, Nice and Toulon. You can also get to Corsica from Italy, leaving Genoa, Livorno, Savona or Sardinia.
Travel to Corsica By Plane
There are four airports on the island: Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi and Figari (next to Porto-Vecchio). There is unfortunately, not much available for getting into the big cities from the airport, other than renting a car.
