Corsica (French: Corse) is an island and region of France in the Mediterranean Sea, southeast of France and west of Italy.
Regions
The region is divided in two départements:
Corse-du-Sud
Haute-Corse
Cities
Ajaccio
Bastia
Bonifacio
Calvi
Corte
Porto-Vecchio
Saint-Florent / San Fiurenzu
Other destinations
Understand
Corsica mountains, 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 and sailing), mountain (hiking, with the famous GR20).
Talk
The official language is French, but Corsican, a Romance language close to Italian is spoken widely.
Get in
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.
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. British Airways fly to Corsica from England and Scotland.
Get around
Pont Lecchi Station, Corsica. Looking towards Corte/Ajaccio (south). Junction for the Calvi branch.A metre gauge railway links Ajaccio and Bastia with a branch to Calvi. New railcars are due in 2007 which will speed up journey times, but remove the unforgettable experience of traveling on the vehicles currently in use. The scenery and the ambience of the railway would not be out of place in South America.
Get out
From here you can go to Sardinia, the two islands being fairly close. Note that Sardinia is an Italian island.
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