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The Rough Guide to Corsica 6 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

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I bought this guide in the early fall of 2009, and took it with me to Corsica, where I spent a week split between Piana (near Porto, near les Calanches) and Erbalunga, near Bastia on Cap Course, in October 2009.

The writer has a great depth of knowledge about the Island of Corsica, which I explored quite a bit in addition to having stayed in the two areas listed above. I didn't find any significant errors in the book and the information was very much up to date.

Knowing nothing of Corsica, and never having been there before, I found the book to be a very good introduction to the island and it helped me very much in planning my trip. NO matter what sort of activity you plan, from cultural exploration up to and including long distance trekking, this book gives a lot of details and pointers that will help you to do whatever it is that you want to do on this island.

I have to admit to some bewilderment at the review written earlier on this book. I never thought that the title "Rough Guide" indicated anything more than that it was published as a part of the "Rough Guide" travel book series, and never expected that it would be a guide to "roughing it" in Corsica. Perhaps the other reviewer was confused by the title.

Finally, I do spend 2 months a year in France and I do speak French. I could easily have purchased a guidebook to Corsica in French, but decided in the end to buy this book, and I am not sorry that I did. It was a very good purchase and well worth 2x the purchase price.

For a "rough" guide, especially to a place as wild and rugged as Corsica, this guide book had little to offer. If you're interested in historic churches, this has plenty of advice, but if you're into hiking, biking, camping, etc., don't let the title fool you. For best outdoors results, if your French is up to it, the Guide Routard can't be beat. It has virtually every campground in the country, key if you're like me and are anti-itineraries.