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Sketch Map of the Riviera and Corsica

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CORSICA.

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NEW EDITIONS OF GUIDE-BOOKS FOR

FRANCE, BELGIUM, SPAIN, PORTUGAL
AND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.

Copiously Illustrated with Maps and Plans.

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NORTH-FRANCEFrom the North Sea to the Loire, exclusive of Paris, and from the Bay of Biscay to the Rhine. 19 Maps and 21 Plans 7/6

SOUTH-FRANCEFrom the Loire to the Mediterranean, and from the Bay of Biscay to the rivers Arno and Po. The island of Corsica. 40 Maps and 27 Plans 7/6

Published also in separate Parts.

North-France, WEST-HALF, or Normandy, Brittany and Touraine . 14 Maps and 16 Plans. Eighth Edition 5/

NORMANDY: Its Castles and Churches . Second Edition. 5 Maps and 9 Plans 2/6

North-France, EAST-HALF, or Picardy, Champagne, Lorraine, Alsace and part of Burgundy . 5 Plans and 5 Maps. Third Edition 2/6

South-France, WEST-HALF. The Summer Resorts in the Pyrenees; Luchon, Bigorre, Barges , etc.; the Winter Resorts of Pau, Arcachon, Biarritz, St. Jean-de-Luz, Vernet, Amlie-les-Bains and Malaga , and the Claret-Wine Vineyards in Medoc . 17 Maps and 4 Plans. Fourth Edition 2/6

South-France, EAST-HALF, or the Valleys of the Waldenses , of the Rhne , the Durance and the Upper Loire ; the Baths of Vichy, Aix-les-Bains, Royat, Vals, Mont-Dore, Bourboule, Bourbon-Lancy, Acqui, Lucca, Valdieri , etc.; the Volcanic Region of Ardche ; the Mountain-Passes between France and Italy ; and the Riviera of the Mediterranean from Marseilles to Leghorn . 20 Plans and 21 Maps. Fourth Edition 5/

THE RIVIERA, or the Mediterranean from Marseilles to Leghorn , including the inland towns of Pisa, Lucca, Carrara and Florence , and Excursions into the Maritime Alps . Fourth Edition. 10 Plans and 13 Maps 2/6

CORSICA, its Rail, Carriage and Forest Roads, with 6 Maps from the latest authorities. Second Edition 1/

BELGIUM, its Churches, Chimes and Battlefields . 9 Plans and 4 Maps 2/6

NORTH-FRANCE (East-Half) and BELGIUM in One Volume, including a part of Holland . Convenient for those going to Aix-la-Chapelle, Spa, Vittel, Contrexville, or any of the Bathing Stations on the North Sea 5/

HANDBOOK for the CAR-TOURIST in the pleasant Islands of Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney . Maps and Plans. Second Edition 1/

SPAIN and PORTUGAL. ( OShea. ) Seventh Edition. Edited by John Lomas . Crown 8vo. Maps and Plans 15/

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From Scotsman, June 2, 1884.

C. B. Blacks Guide-books have a character of their own; and that character is a good one. Their author has made himself personally acquainted with the localities with which he deals in a manner in which only a man of leisure, a lover of travel, and an intelligent observer of Continental life could afford to do. He does not get up the places as a mere hack guide-book writer is often, by the necessity of the case, compelled to do. Hence he is able to correct common mistakes, and to supply information on minute points of much interest apt to be overlooked by the hurried observer.

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ITINERARY

THROUGH

CORSICA

BY ITS

RAIL, CARRIAGE & FOREST ROADS

arms of Corsica

ILLUSTRATED BY FIVE MAPS AND ONE PLAN

C. B. BLACK

EDINBURGH
ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK
1888

CONTENTS.

The four pages consisting of the Contents and List of Illustrations appeared twice in the original text, with identical wording and layout except that the first group was headed Contents, the second Corsica. The duplicate text has been omitted here.

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PositionExtentPopulationHighest MountainsForestsVegetationAspectClimateSteamboats

HotelsCabsNapoleons BirthplaceMemorial ChapelChapel of San AntonioChapelle GrecoFontaine du SalarioFamily Sepulchral ChapelsClimateFair of St. PancrasWater CarriersCuriosities

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 Cort and Bastia

From Vivario, , 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, , are trains or diligences to every part of the east coast, and steamers to Leghorn, Genoa, Nice and Marseilles.

, 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

by St. Florent and the Ile Rousse

, by Galeria, Porto and Sagona. From Galeria and Porto great Forest roads penetrate into the interior

The most important of all the Forest roads. It passes through Evisa and by several good maisons forestires. 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 Cort, and to Asco: whence Mt. Cinto is also ascended. The most famous part of the road itself is the Scala di Santa Regina

by Ponte alla Leccia. This road traverses a most picturesque country, and the region of the finest olive trees in the island

This forest contains few old trees, and is not of easy access

Ajaccio to Evisa, Vico and the Baths of Guagno

.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

, as Solenzara to Sartne

. It leads to some fine forests, of which the best is the Verde forest. At the most desolate portion are tolerably comfortable maisons forestires. Vehicles should be hired either at Sartne or Vivario, 20 to 25 frs. per day

by the fertile plains and insalubrious lakes of the east coast

by a picturesque road following the course of the Tavignano. Coach every other day

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

by coach daily. Stazzona is the village nearest to the Spa of Orezza. The road extends to Ponte alla Leccia

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