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We know Corsica has been inhabited for millennia, from the Bronze Age menhirs, dolmens and torri at Filitosa, and from ‘la Dame de Bonifacio’, a woman from 6570BC whose skeleton was found in the port's limestone cliffs. In and around Sartène, Tizzano and in the Alta Rocca are fascinating archeological sites and museums about pre-history.
Fast-forward to the last few thousand years, and this strategically-placed
island has been coveted and occupied by the Phoenicians, the Moors,
the British, the Spanish, the Pisans and the Genoese before finally
becoming French in 1768. All have left their mark: the Pisans their
beautiful churches, especially in Castagniccia and the north-east;
and the Genoese, their fortified watchtowers around the coast.
Cultural holidays in Corsica with Simpson Travel
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