Corsica (french: la Corse)

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean, political a region of France. The road of Bonifacio separates Corsica in the south from the Italian island Sardinia. The most important cities of the island are Ajaccio (capital), Bastia, Sartène, Corte, Calvi, Bonifacio, L'Île Rousse and postage Vecchio. Corsica consists of the two sections strike Corse and Corse du Sud. The island has about 250,000 inhabitants and a total area of 8,680 square kilometers. Although Corsica belongs politically seen to France, it has a strong and grown connection to Italy, which documents itself also in its own island dialect. The interior is mountainous, highest collection is the Monte Cinto (2,710 meters). The west coast is rocky and book-rich, the coastal plain of Aleria in the east is hemed from lagoons and sumps. Numerous torrents fall from the mountains down. The most important rivers are the Golo and the Tavignano.

Pictures of Corsica :
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The French city is the capital of the section Corse du Sud. The city was created 1492 by a Colonist of Genua and is at the west coast of the island Corsica because of the end gulf of Ajaccio. The number of inhabitants amounts to about 60,000. Their most important industries are shipbuilding, tourism, fishery as well as the production of pasta and cigars. Wine, olive oil, oranges, animal skins and wood are important commercial products. In Ajaccio 1769 Napoleon I. was born, the other large personality beside Alizée in the city. The house, in which he lived, is today a museum.

Pictures of Ajaccio:
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Links to Corsica/Ajaccio & Co:
Ajaccio-Webcam (Harbour)
Ajaccio-Webcam
AC Ajaccio (official Site)
AC-Ajaccio-Fanpage
Korsika.com
Planete Corsica
Visit Corsica
Corsica Online