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Railway Stations In Corsica
The railways in Corsica (part of France) are metre gauge and are operated by Chemins de fer de la Corse. A list of stations follows. Maps * Today's Railways Europe, #214, pg 23 Open * Calvi - terminus in northwest. * Calenzana * Algajola * L'Ille-Rousse * Le Regino * Belgodere * Palasca * Novella * Pietralba * Ponte-Leccia - junction in midlands * Francardo * Omessa * Soveria * Corte * Poggio-Riventosa * Venaco * Vecchio * Vivario * Tattone * Vizzavona * Bocognano * Tavera * Ucciani * Carbuccia * Mezzana * Caldaniccia - stillborn junction to Propriano * Campo-dell'Oro * Ajaccio - terminus and capital in southwest ---- * Ponte-Leccia - junction in midlands * Ponte-Nuovo * Barchetta * Ponte-Nuovo * Casamozza - former junction on east coast * Lucciana * Borgo * Biguglia * Furiani * Lupino, Corsica * Bastia - terminus in northeast Closed * Casamozza - former junction on east coast * Arena-Vescovato * St. Pancrace * Folelli-Orezza * Moriani-Or ...
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Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the French mainland, west of the Italian Peninsula and immediately north of the Italian island of Sardinia, which is the land mass nearest to it. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island. , it had a population of 349,465. The island is a territorial collectivity of France. The regional capital is Ajaccio. Although the region is divided into two administrative departments, Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud, their respective regional and departmental territorial collectivities were merged on 1 January 2018 to form the single territorial collectivity of Corsica. As such, Corsica enjoys a greater degree of autonomy than other French regional collectivities; for example, the Corsican Assembly is permitted to exercise li ...
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Soveria
Soveria is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast o .... Population Transport The town is served by a station on the Corsican Railways. See also * Communes of the Haute-Corse department References Communes of Haute-Corse {{HauteCorse-geo-stub ...
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Carbuccia
Carbuccia is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department *Tour de Corse The Tour de Corse is a rally first held in 1956 on the island of Corsica. It was the French round of the World Rally Championship from the inaugural 1973 season until 2008, was part of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge from 2011 to 2012, and .... References Communes of Corse-du-Sud Corse-du-Sud communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{CorseSud-geo-stub ...
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Ucciani
Ucciani is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religio ... References Communes of Corse-du-Sud {{CorseSud-geo-stub ...
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Tavera
Tavera is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Population Transport The town is served by a station on the Corsican Railways. See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religio ... References Communes of Corse-du-Sud {{CorseSud-geo-stub ...
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Bocognano
Bocognano (; co, Bucugnà, ) is a commune located in the department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica, France. The village, situated at the south-western side of the climb to the Col de Vizzavona, belongs to the micro of Celavo which is historically the capital. Geography Situation Halfway between Ajaccio and Corte, the village of Bocognano is renowned for its privileged position at the foot of Monte d'Oro, its chestnut woods and waterfall Le Voile de la Mariée. Bocognano, along with 9 other communes, belongs to the canton of Celavo-Mezzana. It is in to the Regional Natural Park of Corsica, in the ''Gravona'' territory. Its natural heritage, the purity of its water sources, the quality of its welcome and climate make it a popular summer destination near Ajaccio. Geology and terrain Bocognano is a mountain village located in the granite part of the island. It occupies an area surrounded by chains of high mountains of the Monte d'Oro massif in the north, a ...
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Vizzavona
upright=2, Monte d'Oro Vizzavona is a village of the commune of Vivario in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ... at an altitude of 900 meters. The village is dominated by Monte d'Oro (2389m). Transport The town is served by a station on the Corsican Railways. Tourism It marks the halfway point of the GR20 walking route. Haute-Corse Villages in Corsica Haute-Corse communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{HauteCorse-geo-stub ...
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Vivario
Vivario (; co, Vivariu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica at the start of the climb to the Col de Vizzavona. Population Transport The town is served by a station on the Corsican Railways. See also * Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Corse department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administr ... References Communes of Haute-Corse {{HauteCorse-geo-stub ...
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Vecchio
''Vecchio'' (; plural ''vecchi'', meaning "old one" or simply "old"), is a category of aged, male characters from the Italian ''commedia dell'arte''. The primary members of this group are Pantalone, Il Dottore Robert Henke ''Performance and literature in the commedia dell'arte'', Improvvisation and characters, Individual roles, pp.19-24 and Il Capitano. Pantalone and Il Dottore are the alter ego of each other, Pantalone being the decadent wealthy merchant, and Il Dottore being the decadent erudite. They are overwhelmingly the antagonists, opposing the love of the ''innamorati''; the comic ending is produced when the ''zanni'' manage to overcome them and unite the lovers. "Vecchio" is the Italian word for "old" (as used in Ponte Vecchio The Ponte Vecchio ("Old Bridge", ) is a medieval stone closed- spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy. The only bridge in Florence spared from destruction during the Second World War, it is noted for the shop ...
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