CORSICA, department in the South of FRANCE, long of 183 Kms and large of 83 Kms count 1047 Kms of coasts in a succession of headlands, gulfs and beaches of golden sand. Near of ITALY (83 Kms) and of FRANCE (170 Kms) and of Marseille (330 Kms). Real "mountain in the sea", it is most elevated of Mediterranean islands. His altitude average reaches 586 m. Monte Cinto, his culminating point, stand up to 2706 m.
it became French in 1768 given up by Genoese.
Greeks had nicknamed him KALLISTE (most beautiful). Now one usually calls him the ISLAND OF BEAUTY.
Motto: "Ten times conquered, but never submitted"

On the left of BASTIA, near ILE ROUSSE, in red you see NOVELLA.
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