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3rd Day: Sardinia: Santa Teresa di Gallura - Corsi- in the world: the prisuttu, the panzetta, the lon- tral square, nowadays the tourist heart, there is
ca: Bonifacio - Porto Vecchio (km. 28) zu, the figatellu and the capicollu. the governor’s palace and the church of Sainte
After breakfast, transfer to Santa Teresa di Gallu- Departure for Ajaccio, the city that on 15th Au- Marie, with its characteristic Corsican bell tower
ra, short visit of the historical center. gust 1769 gave birth to the emperor Napoleon containing the cross and the chain carried by a
Vittorio Emanuele I of Savoy founded it in 1808, Bonaparte. Visit to the Maison Bonaparte, his penitent in procession. Arriving in Bonifacio, the
renaming with the name of his wife Maria Teresa and his family’s residence, which has become King of Aragon’s Staircase consists of 187 ancient
a locality called Longosardo (or Longone). a museum where family heirlooms are on dis- steps dug into the cliff.
The Ferrero Battery is of particular interest: ruins of play. The baroque cathedral of Notre Dame The Bocche di Bonifacio is a sea strait se-
fortifications from the Second World War consist- (16th century), where Napoleon was baptized, parating Corsica from Sardinia which, at
ing of artillery emplacements, bunkers, barracks, contains paintings by Delacroix and Tintoretto. its shortest point, is about 11 km away.
open-cast mines and railway links built mainly for In the evening hotel accommodation, dinner and Lunch in a restaurant and then boarding for Santa
the transport of war material and granite rock. overnight. Teresa. In the evening arrival at the hotel in Costa
Boarding for Corsica. After about 1 hour of nav- 5th Day: Corsica: Filitosa - Propriano - Sartene - Smeralda, dinner and overnight.
igation, arrival in Bonifacio, located on the lime- Bonifacio (km. 140)
stone promontory overlooking the sea, with After breakfast, departure to Bonifacio with a 6th Day: Sardinia: Nuoro - Orgosolo (km. 20)
fabulous views ranging up to nearby Sardinia. stop to visit the amazing prehistoric site (8 thou- Breakfast and departure for Nuoro, called “the Business Proposals in Sardinia
Lunch in a restaurant. In the afternoon visit of sand years old) of Filitosa. The owner of the Sardinian Athens”. Among the historic districts
Porto Vecchio, originally from Genoa. Today the land discovered the site in 1946 and discovered there is “ Séuna”, once home of farmers and ar-
Citadel has stone houses and alleys, mainly por- a magnificent series of prehistoric menhirs and tisans, and “santu Pedru”, which housed shep-
phyry, and is surrounded by bastions. Perched on granite statues carved with human representa- herds and landowners. This is where the Grazia
a promontory that reaches 900 meters on top of tions. It is one of the most complete examples Deledda museum is located, the birthplace of the
the Ospedale massif (U Spidali) is a fraction of the of megalithic art in the Mediterranean. The Nobel prize-winning writer, who today preserves
village built like a mountain village, the Ospedale stones are arranged around a central monu- intact the memory of an artist who opened the
Forest: pines, beech trees and numerous paths. ment, perhaps an attempt to ward off invaders. borders of Sardinia to the world. Visit of the his-
After the Ospedale dam, discover the Piscia di Next is Propriano, whose inhabitants are de- torical center, including the Cathedral and the
Gallu waterfall, 60 m high. The summit of the scended from Greek, Pisan and Turkish com- Church of N.S. delle Grazie and the Museum of
Vacca Morta is easily accessible and worth a visit. munities. The most important monument of Sardinian Costume and Popular Traditions. Con-
In the evening hotel accommodation, dinner and the town is the church of Notre Dame de la tinuation to the magical town of murals, Orgoso-
overnight. Misericorde of 1864. The characteristic small lo, the small town of Barbagia known throughout
Languages: Corsican is spoken in different varian- port is enlivened by a fascinating combination the world for the paintings that decorate the old
ts on the island, with the exception of Bonifacio, of exclusive yachts and fishing boats; magnifi- town.
where a Ligurian variant bonifacina is spoken. cent beaches of white sand and turquoise sea. The murals tell of history, politics, daily life, but
Worth mentioning is the Bagno di Caldane, 20 above all of tradition and Sardinia. Shepherds
4th Day: Corsica: Corte - Ajaccio (km. 200) minutes away, a natural site of sulfurous waters who take the flock to pasture, women intent on
Breakfast and departure for Corte, ancient and with therapeutic properties that gush out at a washing their clothes or collecting water at the
delightful historical and cultural fortified town in temperature of 38°C. Don’t miss the medieval spring, are just some of the images that tell the
the heart of Corsica. Visit of the city and lunch in village of Sartene, with a long history of piracy centuries-old history of Orgosolo.
one of the local restaurants. and banditry, today a perfect example of Corsican Traditional lunch with the shepherds.
Charcuterie: the most classic appetizer in Corsica culture and traditions. High buildings built with In the evening arrival in Olbia and return back
the rock of the hill where they rise. In the cen-
made of local salami, considered among the best home.

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