Corsica in small steps: A day in the Alto Taravo
I’ve always had that idea -maybe a little strange- to get one day to the discovery of every village in Corsica. And of course, I want to do it in small steps. So each...
Category: Across Corsica
We walk towards the castle of Serravalle, in Prato di Giovellina
I have been wanting to go and have a closer look at the Castle of Serravalle for a while now. In fact, it was during a trip to Tuscany that a stop in the beautiful village...
Costa Verde, Corsica, in pictures
We are taking things simple today with pictures taken in Costa Verde, Corsica, during spring 2023. The Costa Verde is a region in Eastern Corsica composed of the historical “pieve” (former religious circumscriptions) of...
Mare è Stagnu, a quiet walk in Aleria to the Genovese tower
We stick to the eastern part of Corsica for today’s post about the “Mare è Stagnu”, a quiet walk in Aleria. I invite you to read our previous article about Eastern Corsica, which is...
Popularte takes street art to rural Corsica
The festival Popularte spreads culture in Corsica since 2020 in an unexpected way. It is safe to say that almost nobody would have ever imagined that street art could get out of town and...
One day in Balagna, in pictures
Our Photo Break of the week takes us to the North of Corsica, in Balagna. The micro area of Balagna is among the most famous in Corsica. The definition of “mountain in the sea”...
We take a hike to the former Scala di Santa Regina
If I weren’t so profoundly attached to my homeland in Castagniccia, I would definitely choose to live and get buried in “Niolo”. And I’m sure I’m not the only one. This mountainous region situated...
Bastia is a city you should definitely visit
I love Bastia. It is, in my opinion, the city you should definitely visit if you travel to Corsica. Even though there is a lot to say about Ajaccio, Calvi, Corte, or even Isula...
Culture & Heritage: Saint Mary’s Convent in Alesani, Corsica
Note from the editor : This article is an English translation/adaptation of something I wrote a few months ago in Italian, called “I luoghi che hanno fatto la storia della Corsica: il Convento d’Alesani”,...
Orii in Monacia d’Aullène : Corsica meets Bilbo the Hobbit
Today we are heading south of Corsica, to Monacia d’Aullène. This village located in the “Pieve de Freto”. A “Pieve” is a former religious district, no longer used. But still especially important for people...
