Visit Porto Vecchio in Corsica | Travel Guide | Travel Tips | Tourism France

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Corsica rises from the Mediterranean like a mountain range that decided to become an island. The French island covers 8,681 square kilometres and reaches 2,706 metres at its highest peak, Monte Cinto. Corsica was born 15 million years ago when the Tyrrhenian plate collided with the European continent. This violent geology created a landscape of […]

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Porticcio – one of the most beautiful bays of the west coast of Corsica | France

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Porticcio – one of the most beautiful bays of the west coast of Corsica | France Updated: August 10, 2020 | By Claire | More Porticcio is a fishing village located on the south-west of the island of Corsica, which belongs to France. This pleasant resort is located in a large bay right in front […]

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Val d’Ese – ski resort in Corsica, France

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Val d’Ese is Corsica’s premier ski resort, an unlikely Alpine-style winter sports destination set on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, where you can ski with views of the sea at altitudes up to 2,350 metres in the rugged mountains of the Corsican interior. One of France’s most unusual ski areas, Val d’Ese proves that Corsica […]

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Monte Cinto (2706m) – the highest mountain of Corsica island, France

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Monte Cinto (2,706m) is the highest peak on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, a challenging granite giant in the Monte Cinto massif that offers the most spectacular summit panorama on the island: on clear days, the entire sweep of Corsica from the Italian coast to the Gulf of Porto is visible from the top. Climbing […]

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Corsica – the pearl of Mediterranean Sea | France

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The turquoise waters lapping against the granite cliffs of Corsica are so clear that you can see the seabed 15 metres below. This island, known as the Isle of Beauty, rises from the Mediterranean like a mountain range submerged by the sea, its rugged peaks, dense maquis forests, and pristine coastline creating one of the […]

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