Corsica. --Position --Extent --Population --Highest Mountains
--Forests --Vegetation --Aspect --Climate --Steamboats 1
Ajaccio. --Hotels --Cabs --Napoleon's Birthplace --Memorial
Chapel --Chapel of San Antonio --Chapelle Greco --Fontaine du
Salario --Family Sepulchral Chapels --Climate --Fair of
St. Pancras --Water Carriers --Curiosities 3
Ajaccio to Bastia by Corté. --This road traverses the centre
of the island diagonally, exhibits every characteristic of
Corsica, crosses the longest rivers, passes through one of the
greatest forests and by some of the highest mountains, and
connects the three principal towns. Rail between Corté and
Bastia 7
From Vivario, p. 8, a road leads to the mineral water
establishment of Pietrapola. From Corté, p. 8, the ascent is
made of Mt. Rotondo. From the Ponte Francardo, p. 9, the most
important of the Forest roads extends S.W. to Porto by
Albertacce and Evisa. From Albertacce the ascent is made of
Mt. Cinto.
The great highway traversing the island from Prunete to Calvi
passes through Ponte alla Leccia, p. 9. From Bastia, p. 10,
are trains or diligences to every part of the east coast, and
steamers to Leghorn, Genoa, Nice and Marseilles.
Bastia to Rogliano and Morsaglia, skirting the east coast of
the long peninsula called Cap Corse. This road follows more or
less the level of the sea till it reaches Macinaggio, whence
it ascends to Morsaglia. The highway on the western side of
Cap Corse is cut along the flanks of the mountains, generally
at a considerable height above the sea 11