Ghisonaccia

To see the St. Michael's Church: If the external appearance is a little banal, the interior is to discover. This is indeed one of the finest pictorial achievements of the island, with its paintings néobyzantines frescoes, executed according to the spirit of art and icons. These remarkable works were created by Greek artist Nikos N. Giannakakis, official painter of the Patriarch of Constantinople and live in Crete. This painter is going to do his work between 1980 and 1985. The wealth of colors, perfection in graphics and power of invention, makes the sight of the fresco, representing the main scenes of the Gospel, a moment of intense emotion.

The Pinia forest: This is one of the last forests of pines in Europe. The forest of Pinia is the last great maritime pine forest of the coast of Corsica. It is bordered by the banks of the pond Urbinu and 3.5 km beach. Its ecological wealth comes from the presence of many small wetlands and islands oaks, alders, white poplars that harbor fauna and flora original. In this particular Niche forest the eared owl, the Eurasian Hobby Corsican coastline and wood pigeons. The Pinia forest was the last refuge of the Corsican deer disappeared completely in 1968 before being reintroduced a few years later in the Fiumorbu by the Regional Natural Park of Corsica In 1973 the project SETCO Furnishing suggestions provided on the site Pinia creating 20,000 tourist beds. This project met with such opposition, it was abandoned and in 1983, the area was largely sold to the conservatory (360 hectares). The town became owner of 35 hectares instead Vangalelli said. In 1993 the forest suffered a fire that destroyed much of the important but reforestation efforts that followed have helped keep this space its original character.

• In May, do not miss the appointment in Corsica East: an outstanding program of visits and meetings, an invitation to immerse you in the heart of the territory, by organizing meetings between farmers, craftsmen, people who... all have the same common denominator: an irresistible urge to share the passion of their territory and their profession.
• The photographic festival: the upward.
• July: Artissima, the biennial dedicated to art in all its forms, which makes Ghisonaccia an air art gallery opened an evening.
• The last weekend in September: Festa di San Michele, the Ghisonaccia patronal feast with his craft fair.