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The Birth Place of Napoleon.
... French cooking. I eventually dragged Stuart away from the market and we hopped on a tour bus for a one and a half hour tour, which took us on a drive along the coast and its many beautiful beaches. Opposite the beaches beautiful villas sat perched on the rock face commanding excellent views of the sea and marine traffic. When the tour was over we wandered though the town soaking up it's history and atmosphere and many a statue of ...
Calvi. Corsica
... boarded a little bus which took us up to the top where there was a church with a guardian protecting those below. Cemetery was interesting with families having to buy little houses to bury their dead as they are not allowed to bury them in the ground. On bus again to a little village which proved a bit annoying as we were there for over an hour and nothing to see or do. Returned and were too tired to sightsee in the village near the port which looked beautiful. Came home and ...
One day visiting the centre - Corte
... goat cheese, plate of local smallgoods and leek beignets (leek scallops?), for main meal veal and broccu in a beautiful sauce, and veal tripesall cooked by the owner's wife. Desert was a chestnut flan like a creme brulée with chestnuts. we then tested (on the house) home made myrthe liqueur which seems to be blackcurrant. The host Alain, kept us ...
2 days in Calvi 18/19 June 20212
Left Porto early morning. Drove through the mountains looking over the gulf of Girolata, then inland stopped for coffee in a small cafe/restaurant. The owner talked to us about the Balagne region and suggested the 10km drive to Montestremo, following the river. Took his advice, had a dip under a bridge, saw a bit of snow left on ...
2 days in Porto
... fire and warn the next town of enemy presence. Some eighty towers around Corsica and every one would be warned within an hour.
Swim at the nearby beach
17th June; left at 9am for the marine and national park reserve of Scandola, visit of the fishing village of Girolata, only accessible by sea or goat track.
Back for another salad and a swim and at 6pm back on board for the Callanques du Piana.
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