Itinerary through Corsica | Page 2

of the Contents and List
of Illustrations appeared twice in the original text, first as pgs. v-viii,
then as pgs. xv-xviii. (The intervening pages are absent.) The text and
layout are identical except that the first group is headed "Contents", the
second "Corsica." The repeated text has been omitted here.]
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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
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.