Ponte Leccia (; or Ponte-Leccia) is a French village, part of the municipality (''commune'') of
Morosaglia, in the department of
Haute-Corse,
Corsica
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. Its name in
Corsican language
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is U Ponte à a Leccia.
Geography
Situated at the confluence between
Asco and
Golo rivers, it lies few km in the east of Morosaglia and is far from
Corte, 46 from
Bastia, 60 from
Calvi and 100 from
Ajaccio.
Transport
Ponte Leccia has a railway station on the
CFC line Ajaccio-Bastia, on the junction point with the line to Calvi. It is crossed by the
national roads N193 and
N197.
It has been used as a special stage in the
Tour de Corse.
Gallery
File:Pont de Ponte Leccia.jpg, The "Genoese Bridge"
File:Ponte-Leccia gare aout 1994-a.jpg, Railway station in 1994
See also
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Corsican people
References
External links
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Villages in Corsica
Tour de Corse