Lonely Planet Corsica (Regional Guide) [Paperback]

Jean Bernard-Carillet (Author)

Book Description

Series: Regional Guide | Publication Date: April 1, 2007

Discover Corsica

Sip and ice-cold pastis in the maquis-scented garden of a south coast chambre d'hote.
Test your tyres as you wind up vista-filled corniches to the hilltop hamlets of La Castagniccia.
Learn to tell coppa from prisuttu as hand-cured, mountain charcuterie melts in your mouth.
Splash down waterfalls and leap into natural pools while canyoning in the Massif de Bavella.

In This Guide:

Day-by-day coverage of walking the entire GR20, plus other stunning hikes.
Full-color introduction reveals the island's natural wonders, cultural heritage and hearty cuisine.
Insider tips on driving routes, activities for kids and the best places to dive, kitesurf, cycle, and horseride.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 4 Revised edition (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1741042356
• ISBN-13: 978-1741042351
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,257,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #14 in Books > Travel > Europe > France > Corsica

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Travel Guide!, February 19, 2007

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Daney Shimek "Travel Junkie" (Wisconsin USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Corsica (Paperback)

I bought the Lonely Planet book after I fell for a different guide to Corsica that had pretty maps and colorful pictures but was disappointing. This other guide really wasn't giving me the kind of information I wanted. I read the whole thing and was still unclear about which towns in Corsica I wanted to visit. The Lonely Planet guide gave better details and after reading it, I knew clearly where to go. So, fall for the books with color pictures! The Lonely Planet book has great suggestions for restaurants, hotels, and easy hikes. I could only find information on the GR20 in the other book, but the Lonely Planet guide had suggestions for less hard core hikers.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Guide for Outdoor Enthusiasts, January 21, 2009

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Outbound Liz (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Corsica (Regional Guide) (Paperback)

A light-weight travel guide, handy for traveling and more targeted to outdoor enthusiasts. This guide lists numerous campsites, budget and mid-range hotels and contains a good diving and rock-climbing section. Also features a day-by-day description of the GR20 trail and other famous hikes.

Includes a concise and thorough Getting Started guide, pre-planning information, itineraries, transportation, tips for those traveling with children and a language guide.

Maps are a hard to read though. Thankfully the free Corsica maps provided by the local Tourist Offices in Corsica are usually all you need to get around. This guide also contains non-travel bits of anecdote and trivia that the average traveler may not find particularly useful though I find them fascinating.

The lack of colors makes it difficult to read. To compensate for that, I recommend the Corsica Eyewitness Travel Guide as well.

5.0 out of 5 stars helpful, June 20, 2011

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This review is from: Lonely Planet Corsica (Regional Guide) (Paperback)

very helpful and well detailed book with good accomodation tips, although accomodation and attraction prices went up one year after publication significantly.