Unusual weekend in the Upper Corsica

De tout temps, les Cap-Corsins ont émigré. Au 19ème siècle plusieurs s'installèrent en Amérique du Sud : Porto-Rico, Saint Domingue, Venezuela… Quelques uns y firent souche, d'autres revinrent dans leurs villages une fois fortune faite, et se…

Situated on the east coast, Aléria, the capital of ancient Corsica, was built by the Phoceans in the 6th century BC. The ancient settlement lies near Matra Fort, a 15th-century Genoese construction, and is famous for its forum and temple.

South of Bastia, this 1,800-hectare lagoon is the largest lake in Corsica. Listed as a Nature reserve, the Biguglia lake is a favourite place for numerous species of water birds, such as the purple heron, the great cormorant and the kingfisher.