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You will discover the hinterland of Corsica with its majestic mountains and villages of the Alta Rocca.
The Alta Rocca, languid villages witnessed an ancestral way of life, almost unchanged ...
Scents and colors rule the bush with dense vegetation and impenetrable aspect.
Corsica deep, wild and unspoiled, these upland grazing must also be discovered. It is a region of dense forests of chestnut, pine and beech, rugged mountains, peaks and deep valleys. The mountain (needles Bavella) is full of clear mountain streams. It also retains a rich archaeological heritage highlighted in the prehistoric site of Cucuruzzu and the Museum of Levie.
Bavella
Jagged rocks pointing towards the sky, some reaching 2.700mi high. It is a Mecca of rock climbing, and cervical Bavella go several hiking trails accessible to all.
Caldane source: this source of sulfurous hot springs at 40 ° C. And it treats rheumatism and skin diseases. Its outdoor pool date from Roman times.
Hot Spring Baracci: already exploited in antiquity, the resort offers a sulphurous water at 42 °, recommended for treatment against rheumatism, skin diseases and respiratory diseases.
Sartène, "the most Corsican of Corsican towns"
"His breathing aspect of war and revenge," wrote Paul Valery.
Capital of Valinco, clinging to a rocky promontory overlooking the Gulf, the city was founded by the Genoese in 1550. Bastion of the great families of notables, the fortified town was the scene of bloody clashes between Genoese, Corsicans and Barbary.
The Museum of Sartène is the largest museum of prehistory of Corsica.
On Holy Friday, the city was the scene of the traditional procession of Catenacciu: a penitent, anonymous, shackles, bearing a cross over thirty pounds, again the path of Christ's passion. Unforgettable atmosphere of fervor and passion.
The Lion of Roccapina:
Turquoise sea, offers an unparalleled range, where a stone lion carved yesterday. Roccapina Bay is a true paradise.
Huge pink granite rock, eroded by water and spray, the lion of Roccapina is a natural sculpture. Until the seventeenth century, the Barbary pirates landed there before launching their raids in the interior.
The legend says that a powerful lord love a girl who rejected him. Desperate, he invoked the death that petrified. The Saracens had nicknamed by fear the Lion of Roccapina.
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