Corsica well deserves the name of Island of Beauty.
Covering an area of 3,400 square miles, Corsica, one of the
three largest islands in the Mediterraneean, lies 100 miles
South of the French Riviera, 50 miles from the Italian coastline
and 8 miles from its nearby neighbor, Sardinia. Half of the
220,000 population are concentrated in the two principal towns
of Ajaccio and Bastia while the rest are scattered throughout
the island, leaving wide stretches of uninhabited terrain and
large open spaces among the moutains, the forests and along the
coastal area. Trees like laricio pine, chestnut, oak and beech
cover nearly half the countryside where moutain peaks reach to
the height of 8,900 feet - all encircled by 600 miles of an
enchanting coastline.
Apart from wonderful sunshine, the quality that makes Corsica so
special is its rich variety of people, scenery, traditions and
dialects.
Regional Portrait
Regional tourism board
Department tourism board
