Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily lie in
the Mediterranean west of Italy as stepping stones
between Europe and Africa.
Sicily is a spectacular land of golden wheat,
rocky coasts, rugged mountains and fiercely independent
people. It's beautiful shores have inspired poets
and authors throughout the ages. Like its most famous
landmark, Mount Etna, Sicily borders on the
explosive. It is a patch work of western cultures,
and the place to learn about ancient, medieval and
baroque architecture.
Tourists have long been attracted to Sardinia's
magnificent beauty, pure white sand beaches with secluded
coves and epic caves, rugged cliffs, dramatic coastlines,
and a clear, shimmering sea.
Corsica's history of attack and settlement
has done nothing to quench the fierce independence
of the island, which fuses aspects of France and Italy
yet is truly Corsican. Beautiful, unspoilt and old-fashioned,
with white sands, mountainous cliffs and transparent
waters, Corsica is a perfect getaway destination,
filled with baroque churches, Genoese fortresses,
fervent Catholic rituals and its own language and
cuisine.
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