Corsica

Do you only have a week to spare? For those of us who are time poor but who want to seize the moment, either on our own boat or on a charter, it’s reassuring to know that there are plenty of cruising hubs from where we can enjoy some of the best of the region in only a few days. Imray Pocket Pilots are a new series of affordable PDF books, companions to the Yachting Monthly series A Week Afloat. They visit some ideal destinations and suggest a one week itinerary, and include expanded sailing directions for cruising each area based on printed Imray pilot books. Familiar Imray chartlets cover marina detail and approaches, and photos add both information and colour to the downloads. This Imray Pocket Pilot covers Corsica and is based on Rod and Lu Heikell’s Mediterranean France and Corsica pilot guide. It includes a week long itinerary out of It follows a one week trip out of Ajaccio, down the coast to Bonifacio and back, with suggestions for further cruising. A growing list of Imray Pocket Pilots will include: Seven Mediterranean titles by Lucinda Heikell including Corsica, The South of France and The Ionian, Greece. The west coast of Scotland by Norman Kean (Clyde Cruising Club) Southwest Ireland by Norman Kean (Irish Cruising Club) Galicia by Norman Kean (Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation) Morbihan and La Rochelle, Atlantic France by Nick Chavasse (Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation) The Stockholm Archipelago by Nigel Wollen (Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation)

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Corsica helps you get the most from your visit to this unique European island. This fully updated guidebook comes packed with photographs, 3-D cutaway illustrations, and floor plans for major sights, plus advice on discovering wildlife, exploring Corsica's beaches, ports, mountains, and diving. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Corsica includes 3-D cutaway illustrations and floor plans of must-see sights, street-by-street maps of major towns, and reliable information on getting around this island. This guide features tips on tours, walks and scenic routes, markets and festivals, and listings for hotels, restaurants, and bars for all budgets. With hundreds of photographs, illustrations, and maps, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Corsica shows you what others only tell you.

Now available in PDF format. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Corsica will lead you straight to the best attractions this island has to offer. Fully illustrated, it covers all the major sights, from the Bonifacio marine park to the picturesque Algajola sea wall and historic Ajaccio, and provides all the insider tips you need, whether you want to visit the rugged and mountainous cultural center of Corte or enjoy the watersports of modern Porto. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Corsica explores the culture, history, wildlife, beaches and diving, and dramatic countryside. You'll find 3-D illustrated cutaways and floor plans of must-see sights, such as the Citadels at Bastia and Calvi, as well as street maps of major towns and reliable information about getting around this diverse island. Plus, this guidebook is packed with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants, shops, and nightlife for all budgets. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that brighten every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Corsica truly shows you this island as no one else can.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Corsica will lead you straight to the best attractions this unique European island has to offer. Explore its beautiful beaches, ports, and mountains, visit the birthplace of Napoleon, and even discover the wildlife. Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Corsica. + Detailed itineraries and "don't-miss" destination highlights at a glance. + Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights. + Guided walking tours, local drink and dining specialties to try, things to do, and places to eat, drink, and shop by area. + Area maps marked with sights and restaurants. + Insights into history and culture to help you understand the stories behind the sights. + Suggested day trips and itineraries to explore beyond the cities and towns. + Hotel and restaurant listings highlight DK Choice special recommendations. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Corsica truly shows you this island as no one else can.

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A sumptuous book exploring the incredible food of France’s sunny island of Corsica. This beautifully photographed book celebrates all that is Corsican—the people, the geography and, most importantly, the food. And with around eighty incredible Corsican recipes designed to be prepared in the home kitchen, you’ll be transported to the island in no time. Relatively unexplored by visitors from outside Europe (although it attracts an estimated three million from France annually), Corsica is a Mediterranean island steeped in a rich food culture. With incredible geography—from the mountains to the plains and the stunning coastline—Corsica has long been a well-loved idyll for those in the know. It is also home to a unique cuisine—blending the best of French and Italian food—that respects its homegrown produce: citrus fruits, grapes, chestnuts, cheese, herbs, fish, seafood, and charcuterie. But Corsica is more than a collection of recipes, as the book also brings together portraits of those who live and work there, and those instrumental in maintaining Corsica’s rich food culture.

The women of Corsica are as remarkable and extraordinary as everything else about this unique Mediterranean island. Through centuries of fierce struggle it has bred women who are tough, brave, resourceful and redoubtable, passing on a culture that has often been materially poor but spiritually rich. Here they are, wives and warriors, saints, spies and seductresses, poets, painters, patriots and bandits. Anyone who visits the island and is interested in learning more about its women will find this a useful little handbook.