Pictures of Corsica

I have been on holiday in Corsica in September. It took me time to post some pictures but here they are!
Most places are in the northern part of the Island, around Calvi, one of the main towns.

L'Ile Rousse:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3..._IleRousse.jpg

Calvi, view of the citadel, from the harbour:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...eCalviPort.jpg

View of the harbor, from the citadel:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...CalviPort2.jpg

By night:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...viPortNuit.jpg

A small street in Calvi; the sea is visible on the background:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...seCalviRue.jpg

A photo of Calvi taken from the top of a hill:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ellecalvi2.jpg

A chapel on the top of the same hill:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...orseEglise.jpg


More coming...

Wow, very nice!!!

Lumio, a village perched in the mountain:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...CorseLumio.jpg

Mountains around:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...seMontagne.jpg

An old olive tree:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...rseOlivier.jpg

Revellata:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...eRevellata.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...outeRocher.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...orseRocher.jpg

Another village perched on a hill:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...rseVillage.jpg

A street in this very typical village, built in the stone of the mountain:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ntoninoRue.jpg

Panorama taken from the village:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...noPanorama.jpg

A funny rock:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...rseCaillou.jpg

And for the last, on the left of the picture, the beach where I spent some time enjoying the sun and transparent blue water:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...StAmbrogio.jpg


Hope you enjoyed!
Sonia :)

My gosh Sonia, those are BEAUTIFUL pictures!! I didn't know that Corsica was like this! I MUST show the pics to my hubby ;)

One question: Isn't Calvi the town where Napoleon was born :confused:

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Originally Posted by Maya & Inka's mommy

My gosh Sonia, those are BEAUTIFUL pictures!! I didn't know that Corsica was like this! I MUST show the pics to my hubby ;)

One question: Isn't Calvi the town where Napoleon was born :confused:

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No, Napoléon was born in Ajaccio, in the South of the Island.

But Calvi is thought to be the town where Christopher Columbus (sorry for the English orthograph, I am not sure of it) was born, although highly controversial, because several cities in Italy and Spain also claim for it!

WOW! What a beautiful place!!!

Thanks for sharing it with us!!! :D

What a stunning place :eek:

those pics are so beutiful! the pic. of the night, is my abosolute favorite!

Beautiful pictures! I have never been in Corsica, it looks fabulous. :D

Beautiful place and great pics!:D I love the colours on them

Wow BEAUTIFUL pictures!! :D I'd love to visit there someday. I really enjoyed looking at the pics, thanks for sharing :)

Stunning pictures! :)

Some beautiful and fascinating pictures. Thank you for sharing them. Yet another reason why I love Pet Talk, I get to see places and learn about things I never would have heard of before. Thanks again Sonia. :)

Yes, Corsica is absolutely beautiful! For those of you who were interested in going there, do not hesitate, it is worthwile! :cool:

We will, for sure, go again! We are lucky enough for having a collegue who owns a little flat there (for tourists). And the condition for renting the appartment is to be a cat lover and to feed the many wild cats that live around ;) , which we did, of course (I still have to post some pics of the Corsican cats...)! The only one who did not enjoy having so many fur-neighbours meowing in the morning was ...Peppito! :o