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Corsica

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Population 0.26m | Area 8600 km² | Regional capital Ajaccio

Corsica is famous for

• ”Island of Beauty” – true to the name given to Corsica by the Greeks, the island combines dramatic coastline and sandy beaches with snow-capped mountains and forests of chestnut and laricio pine

• Chestnut trees – the nuts are used in a variety of local recipes, especially délice à la châtaigne (chestnut bread) and also in the regional brew

• Napoléon – born here in 1769. Visit his birthplace in Ajaccio

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