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Corsica

Corsica. Geography. Corsica is located 112 miles from the France mainland The Island is 114 miles long and 52 miles wide, and the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea The island consists of mainly mountains, but also has forests, deserts and beaches. . Sports.

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Corsica

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  1. Corsica

  2. Geography • Corsica is located 112 miles from the France mainland • The Island is 114 miles long and 52 miles wide, and the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea • The island consists of mainly mountains, but also has forests, deserts and beaches.

  3. Sports • Canyoning- Includes rappelling, rafting, and waterfall jumping • Abseiling- Descending from cliffs or walls • Cross country skiing • Hydrospeed – You use a riverboard and flippers to go down a rapid river • Windsurfing • Parachuting etc

  4. Tourism • During July and August Corsica has about 1,500,000 tourists • There are a lot of activities for a tourist to do while visiting, they can visit either the countryside or sea • Lots of old monuments and interesting buildings

  5. Cuisine Meals • Wild Boar • Cabri de lait - kid • Bécasse - roast woodcock • Pédrix - partridge • Valetta - cheek • Fromage de tête - "head cheese" made from seasoned pigs' brains Desserts Fiadone - soft cheese tart which is soaked in spirit and flambéed Beignets - chestnut flour doughnuts, sometimes stuffed with cheese

  6. C u l t u r e • The main language in Corsica is Corsu. • Many residents speak French also but a lot of street signs are bilingual • Corsu is a optional language in school but a lot of nationalist groups want it to be mandatory

  7. Francais paragraphe • Ma region s’appelle est Corsica, le capitale de le region est Ajaccio. Le geographie de Corsica est beaucoup montagne et tres fleuve. Vous pouvez joue beaucoup activités, vistite historique bâtiment, et aussi alle la plage. Corsica spécialité Brind'Amour fromage, Corsican Cape Muscatel vin, le porc spécialité est Corsican pork-butchery

  8. Sources • http://www.holidaysincorsica.co.uk/Activities.htm • http://www.french-property.com/regions/corse/tourism/ • http://www.holidaysincorsica.co.uk/Attractions.htm • http://www.corsica.co.uk/Docs/Corsica-Guide/What-To-Expect/Food-And-Wine.aspx • http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/corsica.htm • http://www.aftouch-cuisine.com/gastronomy/corsica-r8.htm

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