Corsica Is A Great Destination All Year Round

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. Corsica is one of the 26 regions of France. Although the island is much closer to Italy than to the French mainland, politically Corsica is part of Metropolitan France. It was once briefly an independent Corsican Republic, until being incorporated into France in 1769.

Corsica is famed as the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte. His ancestral home, Casa Buonaparte, is located there.

The island has a natural park (Parc Naturel Régional de Corse, Parcu di Corsica), which protects thousands of rare animal and plant species. The park was created in 1972 and includes the Golfe de Porto, the Scandola Nature Reserve (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), and some of the highest mountains on the island. This park is protected and cannot be reached on foot, but people can gain access by boat from the village of Galéria.

The climate in Corsica is generally one of hot, dry summers and mild, damp winters, but because the island is so mountainous the weather you can expect changes substantially with changes in altitude. If you are more interested in the towns and associated beaches then the island is an ideal place to catch some summer sun.

Corsica has 1000km of glorious coastline and close to 200 beaches; and due to the island's diverse landscape there is a similar variety in the makeup of the beaches.

Inland from Porto, between the villages of Ota and Evisa, is one of the highlights of Corsica - the Gorges de Spelunca. The Spelunca River runs through the gorge - in places the gorge is almost unbelievably red - between great boulders and pools where you can cool off while high above the granite cliffs plunge towards the rivers and streams below. Don't miss also the two lovely understated 18th century stone bridges, the Pont du Zaglia and the Pont de Pianella.

Those wishing to fly to the destination can do so from Gatwick, Leeds-Bradford, Manchester or Edinburgh airports as part of the deal.

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