Corsica, despite covers a modest surface (8.720 kms), it is the bystander great island of the western Mediterranean, after Sicily and near Sardinia. Long 183 kms and wide 83 km, stretches the 1.047 kms of its coasts in a succession of heads, gulves and beaches of gilded sand. The coasts are jagged and uneven to west, while to east they are low and uniforms, you hem of ponds and of lagoons so much that you/they once were infested by the malaria. To whom comes away you ship, the island it appears as an only emergent mountain from the sea, while, approaching himself/herself/itself, it realizes us that it deals with many thick all enough elevated ones. This " mountain in the sea ", to trace an expression used by Guy de Maupassant, is the most elevated island of the Mediterranean with a middle altitude of 586 ms. (in comparison to the 441 of Sicily and to the 344 of Sardinia). The Surrounded Mountain, the tallest top, innevata, is eternally risen with its 2.707 ms. to alone 25 kms from the sea; the Padro (m. 2.393) and the Round one (m. 2.625) they are tops that you/they remain innevate up to the beginnings in the summer.
Corsica, dates its orografia, doesn't introduce long rivers but ample, impetuous and rich streams of water in winter; the principals: the Golo and the Tavignano. The island entertains the "Regional Natural Park", that interests the vast inside mountainous zone and it leans out on the sea, among Bald and I Bring, with a tall and rocky coast.
In consideration of the orografia and the particularly wide roads not, especially in the west part of the island, the visit recommends him effecting a run "schedule", not to be on the edge of imposing canyons, when another vehicle is crossed.
The human presence in the Corsica (Cirnos, for the ancient Greek), can be made to go up again to 6.000 to.C., when populations coming from Sardinia are installed in the island. Beginning from 3000 to.C. it developed him the civilization megalitica, analogous to that sort, more or less in the same period, on good part of the European territory. The center of the civilization megalitica was found where in the south-western part of the island, beginning from 1600 to.C. the appeared statue-menhir of imposing and primitive human forms, perhaps gravestones. Around 2000 to.C., in the south-oriental part of the island it developed him the civilization of the Toreanis, whose name derives from thick constructions, to form of tower, similar to the first nuraghis of Sardinia.
In 565 to.C. Greek exiles found the colony of Alalia, conquered by the Romans in 259 to.C., what they change her the name in Aleria. Corsica is conquered by the Vandals in the 460 d.C. then, from 534 to 725, it enters to belong to the Byzantine empire, therefore you/he/she is occupied by the Saracens, that install him on the coasts. At the end of the year 1000 pass under the domino in Pisa, that in 1284, after the defeat of the Meloria, it surrenders her/it to Genoa. The island passes then under the Aragon therefore, in 1553, you/he/she is occupied by Henry II, king of France, that returns her/it to Genoa up to when, in 1790, Corsica becomes a French department, to be such up to 1970, when the Region Corsica is founded. To underline that in the seventies the Front of National Liberation is constituted, carrier of finality indipendentiste, active still today.
The coat of arms of Corsica is a head of Moor in white field. The origin of the head of Moor or the Moor goes up again to the time of the Crusades. And' the symbol of the victory on the enemy (the head cut of a head tribe won, was brought in glory on a lance from the Crusaders) - The symbol of the head of the Moor appears on different papers of Corsica beginning from the second halves the XVI century. In 1762, Pascal Paoli made to adopt for her/it "Consulte Short de" the effigy of the head of Moor on the coat of arms of Corsica that, still, and' the emblem of the Island.
The principal cities are Ajaccio, chief town of region and Bastia, commercial center, industrialist and principal I bring some island.
Corsica enjoys of a Mediterranean climate mitigated by the altitude, of the latitude, from the maritime environment and from the winds, nevertheless, contrarily to how much it happens in the rest of Europe, the increase of its middle temperature happens from North South; Bastia and Raced Head have in fact a warmer climate in comparison to Ajaccio or Bonifacio.
These pages want to be a help for you "navigators" that you desire to have a panoramic vision and of first contact with the reality of this beautiful island of the Mediterranean. You can sail inside the site moving you from a matter to the other to satisfy your curiosity, but we also confide in your help of great travellers to enrich these pages more and more.
