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Zonza
Zonza () is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Geography Zonza is located in the mountain chain of Barocagio-Marghese which extends to the south of the Incudine massif. This mountainous area extends 20 km from west to east from the village of Zonza to the Tyrrhenian Sea and 12 km from north to south from the Bavella pass to Mount Rossu. The village is situated in the Rizzansee river valley on the mountainside opposite Quenza on the D268 road which connects Bavella to Levie. To the east, the hamlet of Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio is the centre of a coastal area which is irrigated by the Cavu river. No communication road exists between these two parts of the commune. To travel from Zonza Village to St. Lucia, a distance of 17 km as the crow flies, the Zonza massif must be circled to the south and Ospedale forest passed through. This route is about 50 km and takes over an hour. History On 29 November 1993, waters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavu River
The Cavu or rivière de Cavu, (also called rivière de Cavo, ruisseau de Sainte-Lucie, ruisseau de Finicione) is a short river in the Corse-du-Sud department of Corsica which discharges into the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. In 2014 the Cavu became the first place of re-emerging schistosomiasis in Europe. 120 people have become infected after bathing in it. Geography The Cavu originates at an elevation of with what the Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière calls the creek of Sainte-Lucie, and the creek of Finicione north-east of Puntacci in the regional forest of l'Ospedale, above the community of Zonza. In its course it passes just south of the hamlet of Conca and of the Albarellu massif through the regional natural park of Corsica. It generally runs from West to East. The river discharges into the Tyrrhenian Sea in Zonza, between the beach of Ovu Santu and the hamlet Olmucciu. The Cavu neighbours the Solenzara to the north and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiguilles De Bavella
The Aiguilles de Bavella ( co, I Forchi di Bavedda; Needles of Bavella) are rocky spikes of red granite that dominate the hill of the same name on the island of Corsica in France. At 1218 m, the hill connects the to the east coast of Corsica. This massif is smaller yet much more popular than the "aiguilles de Popolasca". The site is characterized by jagged peaks, large rock walls and pine trees twisted by the wind. Located in the centre of the "Massif de Bavella", are the seven "tours d'Asinau," or towers of Asinau, the actual "needles". These are traditionally numbered from south to north: # Punta di l'Acellu (''Punta ll'Aceddu'', 1588 m) # Punta di l'Ariettu (''Punta ll'Arghjetu'', 1591 m) # Punta di a Vacca (''Punta lla Vacca'', 1611 m), the only tower accessible to a simple hiker # Punta di u Pargulu (''Punta llu Pàrgulu'', 1785 m), separated from the previous towers by the ''Bocca di u Pargulu'' (1662 m), taken by the Alpine variant of the GR 20 # Punta Longa (1836 m) # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour De Fautea
The Tower of Fautea ( co, Torra di Fautea) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Zonza (Corse-du-Sud) on the east coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of on the Punta di Fautea. The tower was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates. It was built before 1601, the date of a document recording a payment made to one of the soldiers responsible for guarding the tower. It was attacked and burnt in 1650 by the Ottoman Turks. It was restored between 1988 and 1991 and again between 1994 and 1995. In 1992 it was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France. The tower is owned and maintained by the Collectivité Territoriale de Corse in an agreement with the French government agency, the Conservatoire du littoral. The agency plans to purchase of the headland and as of 2011 had acquired . See also *List of Genoese towers in Corsica This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Sartène
The arrondissement of Sartène ( co, link=no, circundariu di Sartè) is an arrondissement of France in the Corse-du-Sud department in the territorial collectivity of Corsica. It has 43 communes. Its population is 40,830 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Sartène, and their INSEE codes, are: # Altagène (2A011) # Arbellara (2A018) # Argiusta-Moriccio (2A021) # Aullène (2A024) # Belvédère-Campomoro (2A035) # Bilia (2A038) # Bonifacio (2A041) # Carbini (2A061) # Cargiaca (2A066) # Casalabriva (2A071) # Conca (2A092) # Figari (2A114) # Foce (2A115) # Fozzano (2A118) # Giuncheto (2A127) # Granace (2A128) # Grossa (2A129) # Lecci (2A139) # Levie (2A142) # Loreto-di-Tallano (2A146) # Mela (2A158) # Moca-Croce (2A160) # Monacia-d'Aullène (2A163) # Olmeto (2A189) # Olmiccia (2A191) # Petreto-Bicchisano (2A211) # Pianottoli-Caldarello (2A215) # Porto-Vecchio (2A247) # Propriano (2A249) # Quenza (2A254) # Sainte-Lucie-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour De Pinarellu
The Tower of Pinareddu ( co, Torra di Pinareddu) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Zonza (Corse-du-Sud) on the east coast of the Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of on the Île de Pinarellu. The tower was built in around 1595. It was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates. Genoese documents refer to the Île de Pinarellu as the ''Isola dei Corsi'' or the Island of the Corsaires. The design of the Tower of Pinareddu is unusual in that the plan is square rather than round. The tower is in height and each side at the base is reducing to at the string course. The tower was attacked by the Ottoman Turks and burned in 1650. Since 1981 the Tower of Pinareddu has been owned and maintained by the French government agency, the Conservatoire du littoral. Restoration work was carried out in 1994. The agency has acquired the of the island. In 1992 the tower was listed as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto-Vecchio
Porto-Vecchio (, ; it, Porto Vecchio or ; co, Portivechju or ) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica. Porto-Vecchio is a medium-sized port city placed on a good harbor, the southernmost of the marshy and alluvial east side of Corsica. It is the seat of two cantons: Bavella and Grand Sud. Geography The commune of Porto-Vecchio is east of Sartène. The north shore of the gulf has many resorts, such as Benedettu, Marina di Fiori, and others of the commune of Lecci. The east coast, a shore with cliffs, is less habitable; beyond Chiappa Point (a naturist site) the coast goes southwest to the border of Bonifacio commune. The commune has an area of , of which is forest.. Off the southeast shore are the four îles Cerbicale (seldom shown on the map but visible from satellite photographs), protected by a nature reserve of , which are part of the larger reserve of Bouches de Bonifacio ("Straits of Bonifacio"; see under Bonifacio). From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conca, Corse-du-Sud
Conca is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the southern terminus of the GR 20 walking route. Geography Climate Conca has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification ''Csa''). The average annual temperature in Conca is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Conca was on 2 August 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 27 February 2018. Population See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department *Aiguilles de Bavella The Aiguilles de Bavella ( co, I Forchi di Bavedda; Needles of Bavella) are rocky spikes of red granite that dominate the hill of the same name on the island of Corsica in France. At 1218 m, the hill connects the to the east coast of Corsica. Thi ... References Communes of Corse-du-Sud {{CorseSud-geo-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinarello
Cicli Pinarello S.p.A. is an Italian bicycle manufacturer based in Treviso, Italy. Founded in 1953, it supplies mostly handmade bicycles for the road, track, E-bikes(NYTRO), mountain bikes and cyclo-cross. The company also produces bicycles under the ''Opera'' brand name, and has an in-house component brand – MOST. In December 2016, the company was acquired by L Catterton, a private equity group associated with Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy SE, better known as LVMH. History Giovanni Pinarello was born in Catena di Villorba, Italy in 1922. He was the eighth of 12 brothers. At the age of 15, Giovanni began making bicycles at the factory of Paglianti. After a successful amateur career he turned professional in 1947, aged 25. Pinarello died on 4 September 2014. Originally, all Pinarello frames were steel. Pinarello used Columbus tubing for most of the 1980s but with tubing by Oria in the lower models in 1989. The first non-Italian tube was Tange International Co., Tange Prest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sari-Solenzara
Sari-Solenzara (; co, Sari è Sulinzara; formerly in french: Sari-de-Porto-Vecchio, it, Sari di Porto Vecchio, co, Sari di Portivechju) is a commune and municipality in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica. It is delineated by several natural borders: the Tyrrhenian Sea to its east, the River Solenzara to its north, and to its west the Aiguilles de Bavella, a beautiful mountain at the heart of the island. A rural district, it essentially consists of two settlements: the larger seaside village of Solenzara, and the smaller hilltop village of Sari. Smaller outlying hamlets include Togna, Canella, Tarcu and Favona. Highly mountainous and forested, Sari-Solenzara falls partially within the Alta Rocca district of the Corsican Regional Nature Reserve. Population Sports * Diving *Canyoning * Riding *Fishing harbour and marina *Via ferrata Local gastronomy *Sausage : lonzu, coppa, wild boar sausage, figatelli *Chestnut paste * Ewe and goat cheeses See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route Nationale
A ''route nationale'', or simply ''nationale'', is a class of trunk road in France. They are important roads of national significance which cross broad portions of the French territory, in contrast to departmental or communal roads which serve more limited local areas. Their use is free, except when crossing certain structures subject to a toll. They are open to all vehicles, except on certain sections having motorway ('' autoroute'') or express road (''voie express'') status, both of these categories being reserved for motorized vehicles only. France at one time had some 30,500 km of ''routes nationales'' and publicly owned motorways, but this figure has decreased with the transfer of the responsibility for many routes to the ''départements'' so that by 2010 the total length of motorways and other national roads was around 21,100 km. By way of comparison, ''routes départementales'' in the same year covered a total distance of 378,000 km. The layout of the main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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