History of CORSICA 

 

 

panoramic view Corsica is composed of 1000 km of sand, secret creeks, and welcoming gulfs. The beauty of this island treasure does not stop here, however, for opposed to these seaside attractions the traveler will find a mountain range whose peaks reach 3000m. Hidden within these mountains are prehistoric lakes guaranteed to delight all visitors.
Tony IK1QBT and backside " lighthouse La Pietra "            - Ile Rousse

Between the fresness of the seaweed with their powerful scent of iodine, which caresses St Florent, the genoese and the coasts which line the gardens of the Balagne, the blazing Desert of the Agriates streches.

Tony on the top of mountain , back Desert of the Agriates view

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You will find dense Lariccio pine forests next to beech forests. The vegetation can be so dense in places as to prohibit travelers from entering, but the perfume wafting from these areas reveals at least a portion of their mysterious beauty. Corsican vegetation is famed for its diversity. In addition, there is an abundant animal population including eagles and bearded vultures.

View of Ile Rousse

 

Although Nature is queen here, man has also left his mark: there are over 360 villages nestled in the Corsican mountains, some of which are inaccessible by car!

 

The Balagne region

 

 

  

This piece of land covered with a burning and scented scrub, favorable to kindle the imagination which has nourished many legends which were born from its wild beauty and from the strangeness of its forms, contrasts, for more charm, with its neighbor, the fertile Balagne.

Dominating one of the most beautiful gulfs of the Mediterranean, the valley of the Balagne which is gentle and majestic would willingly inspire the poets. Its hills covered with olive trees, embellished with lemon, orange and fig trees have for a long time symbolized the one who was the "Garden of Corsica".
But today, if the olive tree and vine know a new and happy expansion, it seems nevertheless that it is the littoral which gains in this eternal land-sea duality.

 

 

 

Renowned for the beauty of its beaches and for the limpidity of its water, Balagne is a rich country with its soil and with its history.