Popularte takes street art to rural Corsica
The festival Popularte spreads culture in Corsica since 2020 in an unexpected way. It is safe to say that almost nobody would have ever imagined that street art could get out of town and...
Category: Across Corsica
Corsica in pictures #3: L’Inzecca, Ghisoni and Lugo di Nazza
Our “Photo Break” of the week takes us to Center-East Corsica. A few days ago, I had the opportunity to spend a half-day around The Défilé de l’Inzecca (Inzecca Canyon) and Ghisoni. On my...
Corsica in pictures #2: villages in Balagna
Our Photo Break of the week takes us to the North of Corsica, in Balagna. The micro area of Balagna is among the most famous in Corsica. The definition of “mountain in the sea”...
We take a hike to the former Scala di Santa Regina
If I weren’t so profoundly attached to my homeland in Castagniccia, I would definitely choose to live and get buried in “Niolo”. And I’m sure I’m not the only one. This mountainous region situated...
Bastia is a city you should definitely visit
I love Bastia. It is, in my opinion, the city you should definitely visit if you travel to Corsica. Even though there is a lot to say about Ajaccio, Calvi, Corte, or even Isula...
Corsican Heritage: The Convent of Alesani
Note from the editor : This article is an English translation/adaptation of something I wrote a few months ago in Italian, called “I luoghi che hanno fatto la storia della Corsica: il Convento d’Alesani”,...
Orii in Monacia d’Aullène : Corsica meets Bilbo the Hobbit
Today we are heading south of Corsica, to Monacia d’Aullène. This village located in the “Pieve de Freto”. A “Pieve” is a former religious district, no longer used. But still especially important for people...
The abandoned village of Occi in Balagna
Today, we are going to discover another abandoned village of Corsica with some pictures: Occi. Those images were taken on the 1st of February 2020, during a family trip in Balagna (Northwest of the...
The “Sentier des Douaniers”, a sweet spot for a family outing in Corsica
If you are interested in taking a walk, a sweet and smooth one, on one of the numerous paths throughout Corsica, I am sure you heard about the “Sentier des Douaniers” (ed: you may...
The abandoned village of Fiuminale, Corsica
A few days ago, we looked at some winter pictures of the region called “Morianincu”, part of the so-called Costa Verde. It is a place of northern Corsica that changed a lot in the...
