Corsica Insight Guide
APA Publications Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-234-999-6 (ISBN)
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This book includes a section detailing Corsica's history, eight features covering the island's life and culture, ranging from its ancient folk festival to its unrefined Mediterranean-style cooking, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus hundreds of top-notch photographs and seventeen maps.
Introduction. Corsica the Beautiful. History: Decisive Dates; Megalithic Culture and the Torrens Greeks, Romans, Saracens; Rule from Pisa; Five Centuries Under the Genoese Struggle for Independence; The Quest for Autonomy. Features: Geography; The Macchia The Corsicans The Corsican Language; The "Santa" Festival; The Occult; Food and Drink; Corsica in Literature. Places: Introduction; Ajaccio; Ajaccio to Propriano; The Sartenais; Alta Rocca; Bonifacio; Bonifacio to Porto Vecchio; The West Coast: Ajaccio to Calvi; Calvi and the Balagne; The Nebbio; Bastia; Cap Corse; Around the East Coast; Corte and its Hinterland; Corte to Ajaccio; Hiking. Information panels: Sampiero Corso; King Theodore I; Pasquale Paoli; Vendetta; Music; Napoleon Cult The Catenacciu; Necropolises; The Calanche; The Wind Rose; The Trinighellu; Two Shepherds. Travel Tips:Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Attractions; Shopping; Sport; Language; Further Reading. Maps: Corsica; Ajaccio; Ajaccio to Propriano The Sartenais; Alta Rocca; Bonifacio; Bonifacio to Porto Vecchio; The West Coast; Calvi and the BalagneThe Nebbio; Bastia Cap Corse; The East Coast; Corte; Corte's Hinterland; Corte to Ajaccio Hiking Routes.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.11.2003 |
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Reihe/Serie | Insight Guides |
Zusatzinfo | colour illustrations, maps, index |
Verlagsort | Singapore |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 151 x 223 mm |
Gewicht | 618 g |
Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Europa ► Frankreich |
ISBN-10 | 981-234-999-5 / 9812349995 |
ISBN-13 | 978-981-234-999-6 / 9789812349996 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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