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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
Left Ajaccio in the morning; the GPS took us on a goat track rather than the main road. Met with the locals (cows and goats) on very windy roads large enough for one car...
Arrived in Porto for lunch, nice salads and icecreams. Booked 2 cruises for the next day, checked in our hotel (Belvedere), our room had a balcony with view on the Genoise tower built long time ago by the Maures. They were used to lit ...
Corsican High Country...
... We have already tasted this wine in Bastia and are keen to seek it out. In passing through the village of Patrimonia we randomly stop at ‘Domain Lazzarini’ where we enjoy some excellent tastings. So good in fact that we cannot help ourselves but buy a small quantity of their excellent white (made from the Vermentino grape) and ‘Muscat du Cap Corse’ (made from Muscat ‘petit grain’). Suitably revitalised we carry on to ...
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