Known for its glittering coastline, the French island of Corsica has a rugged side ... is typically associated with dramatic seaside cliffs and white-sand beaches. For decades, visitors to ...

We had been on Corsica only two days ... 187 vertiginous steps carved into the cliffs and plunging into the sea, once used to carry water to the town. Mercifully, a land train was waiting to ...

The nature reserve, which is part of the Regional Natural Park of Corsica, occupies the Scandola peninsula, an impressive, porphyritic rock mass. The vegetation is an outstanding example of scrubland.