CONTENTS.
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| [Corsica.]—Position—Extent—Population—Highest Mountains—Forests—Vegetation—Aspect—Climate—Steamboats | [1] |
| [Ajaccio.]—Hotels—Cabs—Napoleon’s Birthplace—Memorial Chapel—Chapel of San Antonio—Chapelle Greco—Fontaine du Salario—Family Sepulchral Chapels—Climate—Fair of St. Pancras—Water Carriers—Curiosities | [3] |
| [Ajaccio to Bastia by Corté.]—This road traverses the centre of the island diagonally, exhibits every characteristic of Corsica, crosses the longest rivers, passes through one of the greatest forests and by some of the highest mountains, and connects the three principal towns. Rail between Corté and Bastia | [7] |
| From Vivario, [p. 8], a road leads to the mineral water establishment of Pietrapola. From Corté, [p. 8], the ascent is made of Mt. Rotondo. From the Ponte Francardo, [p. 9], the most important of the Forest roads extends S.W. to Porto by Albertacce and Evisa. From Albertacce the ascent is made of Mt. Cinto. The great highway traversing the island from Prunete to Calvi passes through Ponte alla Leccia, [p. 9]. From Bastia, [p. 10], are trains or diligences to every part of the east coast, and steamers to Leghorn, Genoa, Nice and Marseilles. | |
| [Bastia to Rogliano and Morsaglia], skirting the east coast of the long peninsula called Cap Corse. This road follows more or less the level of the sea till it reaches Macinaggio, whence it ascends to Morsaglia. The highway on the western side of Cap Corse is cut along the flanks of the mountains, generally at a considerable height above the sea | [11] |
| [Bastia to Calvi] by St. Florent and the Ile Rousse | [14] |
| [Calvi to Ajaccio], by Galeria, Porto and Sagona. From Galeria and Porto great Forest roads penetrate into the interior | [16] |
| [Galeria to the Forests of Filosorma.]—Tourists should not explore any of the great Forest roads without being provided with letters to the dwellers in the maisons forestières and in those of the Cantonniers; see [p. 41] and [map, p. 20] | [16] |
| [Porto to the Ponte Francardo.]—The most important of all the Forest roads. It passes through Evisa and by several good “maisons forestières.” From the Col Vergio is seen Mt. Tafanato, with its natural tunnel, and from Albertacce is commenced the ascent of Mt. Cinto. Several mule-paths ramify from this forest road, the most important being to Lake Nino and Corté, and to Asco: whence Mt. Cinto is also ascended. The most famous part of the road itself is the Scala di Santa Regina | [18] |
| [Calvi to Corté or to Bastia] by Ponte alla Leccia.—This road traverses a most picturesque country, and the region of the finest olive trees in the island | [20] |
| [Belgodere to the Forest of Tartagine.]—This forest contains few old trees, and is not of easy access | [21] |
| [a]Ajaccio to Evisa], Vico and the Baths of Guagno | [22] |
| [Ajaccio to Sartène], by Cauro, Apa, Olmeto and Propriano. See S.W. end of [general map] | [23] |
| [Cauro to Bastelica].—Bastelica is the common name of a group of hamlets, in one of which Sampiero was born. From this the ascent is made of Mt. Renoso | [24] |
| [Ajaccio and Apa to Zicavo] and the Baths of Guitera, by Santa-Maria-Siché, Frasseto and Zecavo. S. Maria-Siché is the birthplace of the fair and gentle Vanina. From Zicavo the ascent is made of Mt. Incudine; whence is beheld the finest view in Corsica. See maps on [fly-leaf] and fronting [p. 27] | [24] |
| [Propriano to Solenzara], from the S.W. to the S.E. of the island. This Route Forestière is better treated on [p. 36], as Solenzara to Sartène | [26] |
| [Sartène to Corté by Vivario].—This is the great central highway, of which the wildest and most difficult part is given on [map, p. 27]. It leads to some fine forests, of which the best is the Verde forest. At the most desolate portion are tolerably comfortable maisons forestières. Vehicles should be hired either at Sartène or Vivario, 20 to 25 frs. per day | [27] |
| [Ghisoni to Ghisonaccia], by the route forestière, extending from the central main road to the Ghisonaccia railway station on the east coast. The most dangerous part of the road is the "Passage" Inzecca. See [map, p. 27] | [29] |
| [Sartène to Bonifacio] | [30] |
| [Bonifacio to Bastia] by the fertile plains and insalubrious lakes of the east coast | [31] |
| [Aleria to Corté] by a picturesque road following the course of the Tavignano. Coach every other day | [33] |
| [Prunete to Castagneto] or Alesani, by coach daily. Castagneto is one of the villages in the Castagniccia or Chestnut country. The road ascends all the way. It, as well as most of the roads into the interior, should not be taken till the chestnut trees are in leaf | [33] |
| [Folelli to Stazzona] by coach daily. Stazzona is the village nearest to the Spa of Orezza. The road extends to Ponte alla Leccia | [33] |
| [Vescovato Station to Porta], by coach daily, passing Vescovato, Venzolasca and Silvareccio. In summer the coach goes on to Piedicroce | [34] |
| [Ponte alla Leccia to Piedicroce] by “Courrier” daily | [34] |
| [Piedicroce to Prunete]-Railway Station, the finest part of the road being between Piedicroce and Castagneto. Coach from Castagneto to Prunete by Cervione. From Castagneto or Alesani to Prunete see Prunete to Alesani, on [p. 33] | [35] |
| [Solenzara, on the S.E. coast, to Sartène], 46 m. S.W., by a forest road with much fine scenery | [36] |
| [History, Habits, Agriculture] and [Houses of Refuge], called "Maison" in the index | [37] |
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