Welcome To Corsica

Hello adventurous tourist and welcome to the beautiful island of Corsica. Now I know you'll want to learn a few things about the island before you buy your tickets and head off. That is what I'm here for, to teach you some of the basic things you'll need to know. First off Corsica is located south of France and West of Italy. Corsica's official language is French, but many corsicans are bilingual or trilingual, speaking Italian and the native Corsican language (Corsu). Corsica's predominant religion is Roman Catholic, but the devotion is very weak so you dont need to worry about that. The only religion topic that is taken seriously are Religious festivals. The Corsican cuisine is very basic. It consists of meats, seafood, dairy, and the food is usually accompanied by some sort of wine or beer. When in Corsica you will see that the Corsicans are very laid back and easy going, they appreciate friendliness and patience. So if you are driving on the road and are being blocked by two strangers talking in the middle of the street try to restrain from impolite. They also always greet people with "Monsieur", "Madame" or "Mademoiselle". Corsica is an island with music heard around the island, art around every corner, and festivals organised by citizens passionate about their chosen interests.

                                                                                          
                                                                                  Corsican Music

 

        Corsican music, essentially polyphonic, is part of the islands culture and identity and is renowned throughout France and even across Europe. Polyphonic songs grew out of the shepherds who, while they were out on the hillsides, used to sing a "Paghjella" or a male singing tradition. The Paghjella served primarily as a means of retelling stories of everyday  life, before they became a way of communicating the culture, traditions and history of the island.

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                                                                                       Corsican Festivals


       In Corsica literally every town and village on the island of Corsica holds its own festivals for agricultural, religious or cultural reasons. There are so many festivals that there are 5-6 festivals in every month. For example there are festivals about Italian Cinema, archaeology, the sea, dreams, comic strips, all sorts of genre music festivals, mountains, etc.

 

 

    Corsican Sports and Activities

 

         While in Corsica you are going to want to do do different activities and maybe see the countries best sports teams. Many activities are based off the island's mountains and surrounding sea. If you are thinking of taking a dip in the water jet skiing, wind surfing, or just straight out diving in the water is the way for you. If the mountains are your way to go you could rock climb, hike, or mountain bike. For sports they don't have baseball, or hockey. They have volleyball and the most famous the good old game of football, or for us Americans, soccer. Corsica is most known for soccer teams AC Ajaccio and SC Bastia.