2064 FRANCE (Corsica) - The fishermen port of Centuri

Situated in the north of Corsica, on the west part of Cap Corse, the municipality of Centuri is made up of 7 villages and hamlets (225 inhabitants), all of which are perched on the mountainside. Its coastline is very jagged and rocky, and there is a bird reserve on the island of Capense. Centuri has no airport and no port, just a small fishermen port, which it seems that date back to the 6th century BC. It was known under the name of «Centurinum Civitas», and was connected to Macinaggio by a Roman road.

1943 FRANCE (Corsica) - Santa Giulia Beach

With some of the best and most accessible beaches on Corsica, Porto Vecchio has become the island's number one tourist region. Located 10 minutes south of this  commune, in Santa Giulia Bay, is a beautiful large lagoon-type beach with turquoise water and pearl-white soft sands. The sea is shallow and calm, with small areas of reef. The beach, arguably the most photogenic of all the beaches in L'Extrême Sud, is backed by maquis and flanked by mountains and pines, adding to its exquisite natural beauty.

0776 FRANCE (Corsica) - Calanche of Piana (UNESCO WHS)

After longer or shorter periods of time when was occupied successively by Carthaginians, ancient Greeks, Etruscans, Romans, Vandals, Visigoths, Saracens, Lombards, and Franks, island of Corsica, located in the Mediterranean Sea, north of the (now Italian) island of Sardinia, was taken into possession by Genoese in 1347, who governed it until 1729. Independently for few years, it was conquered by France in 1769. In general, Corsica is known for its pirates and smugglers, and because it was the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte, but this island has many other things which worth known and appreciated, from natural beauties, to the history and traditions.