Facts – Corsica Isula

Interesting Facts About This Island

A liquid continent in itself –a mountainous island on the heart of the Mediterranean Sea; that is what Corsica is.…

Under Versailles Treaty in 1768, Corsica was made part of France.

Covering 8682 sq km area, Corsica is actually like a mountain on Mediterranean

Chestnut and Hazelnut are abundantly grown here and you will find varieties of them in chestnut fairs.

Champagne lovers should try the sparkling Fratellenzana or the floral red wines.

Around 280,000 people comprise of the total population while around half of them are from Bastia and Ajaccio

The first colonizers named it Kersia which was changed into Kurnos and Callista by Greeks

Official language is French however many natives talk in Corsican – Corsu