Test of Chapionnat of the World, the turn of automobile Corsica proceeds on more than 1500 kms. It is on the small roads of Corsica that the best conductors of the World, will clash during three days. That spectacle… Appointment on the official site rallyedefrance.com/
Second Fortnight of May
Corsica raid Ventures
Race of orientation, VTT, kayak of sea, canyoning, climbing… This sporting raid through Corsica, holds each year of new surprises to the hundreds of competitors participating in this test whose notoriety is recognized. If the program of the rejoicings is known, the circuit him, is revealed only with the urgent dernierx. Appointment on the official site corsicaraid.com/
This pilgrimage in a single site (1300 meters of altitude), honours each year the Madonna of Snows, well-known of the hikers who borrow the GR. 20.
Semi June
Cavall' in Festa(Horse in festival)
Appointment impossible to circumvent of the insular equine die, the regional fair of the horse is also the appointment of the farmers. Many numbers and equestrian processions are proposed during these two days, as well as activities intended for the children, stroll, attachments, stunt-flying, contest of jump of obstacles, etc… (04 95 16 19 14
Semi June
Corsica Bike
An appointment of the extreme for impassioned cyclists. Registered with the international calendar of the federation of cycling, this test is opened with licensiés (classification indivisuel or by teams). For those which do not control the road book inevitably, will know that it is possible to initiate you to the VTT on this same circuit, but at other dates.
At the end of June
The Night of the Tale (Vero, Corsica of the South)
Create in 1993, the night of the tale reappears with the art of the account which becomes again space of meetings and expression. On places of amphitheatres, accessible by lanes marked out by candles, you will be able to listen to the storytellers and narrators, professionals and amateurs. Musical environment of Corsican and Mediterranean songs.
Tourist bureau: Place Foch LP 21 - 20176 Ajaccio cedex 1
(04 95 51 53 03 - Fax 04 95 51 53 01
July
At the end of June at the beginning of July
Festival of Jazz (Calvi)
Meetings before very friendly around a common passion, the jazz, which does of it today one of the French appointments most important of the kind. This demonstration joins together more than one hundred of musicians and singers, among most prestigious (Didier Lockwood, Michel Petrucciani, Michel Legrand).
As of 17h, in the “small-garden” with the top of the harbour office of the port, then the evening towards 20h, under the capital, with the foot of the citadel.
Tourist bureau: Marina LP 97 - 20260 Calvi
(04 95 65 16 67 - Fax 04 95 65 14 09
At the beginning of July
“A will trust di U Vinu” (Luri, Corsica Cape)(the fair of the Wine)
A traditional appointment from now on that this regional fair vine growers. Tasting-sales of the vintages of the island (white scented, rosy, red or muscatels) and contest of AOC. It is also the occasion to discover the Corsican craft industry (leather, skins, wool, pottery, honey, cutlery…).
(04 95 35 06 44 (04 95 35 04 17. Tourist bureau: Place Saint Nicolas LP 203 - 20410 Bastia
Tel. 04 95 55 96 96 - Fax 04 95 55 96 00
Beginning in Fin at the end of July
Musical of Ajaccio and Master Classes
These meetings propose public concerts and make it possible young trainees of the whole world to profit from the teaching of musicians of international reputation. They also propose public concerts.
(04 95 50 40 80 Tourist bureau: Place Foch LP 21 - 20176 Ajaccio cedex 1
Tel. 04 95 51 53 03 - Fax 04 95 51 53 01
Beginning in Mi July
Festivoce (Pigna and villages of Balagne)
Around Pigna, heart of this festival, picturesque villages of Balagne (Calenzana, Corbara, Speloncato) accomodate the various evenings of the world of FESTIVOCE where the voices of the world côtoient those of Corsica.
(04 95 61 77 81 Tourist bureau: Place Paoli - 20220 Russet-red Island
Tel. 04 95 60 04 35 - Fax 04 95 60 24 74
At the beginning of July
The statement of the Governors (Bastia)
Historical spectacle recalling the arrival of the Governor in Bastia, Capital of the Kingdom of Corsica. The new Governor is accomodated with the Old Port and is joined through the streets of the old city the place of the keep where the making of the capacities is carried out. A demonstration of launchers of flags and drums animate the procession made up of more than 100 observers, with two important services on the Old port and the place of the Keep.
(04 95 35 06 44 (04 95 35 04 17. Tourist bureau: Place Saint Nicolas LP 203 - 20410 Bastia
Tel. 04 95 55 96 96 - Fax 04 95 55 96 00
Semi July
Will trust di San Petru di Lumiu - Will trust di A Petra
Artisanal fair only reserved for the identity products. During these two days, various activities are proposed to the visitors: guided tours of various sites of the area, contest of sculture, Chjama E Rispondi (traditional oral tournaments), animations for the children and musical evenings.
(04 95 60 61 45
2nd fortnight of July
Mediterranean Trophy
An ocean race enters the south of the island and Sardinia.
Semi July
Fair of the olive-tree (Montemaggiore, Balagne)
Montegrosso gathers three villages: Cassano, Lunghignano and Montemaggiore. The Fair of Olivier accomodates each year nearly 10.000 visitors in a sumptuous olive grove of the slopes of Montegrosso. It is defined as a festival of the inheritance, delicious discovered savours, odors and colors. Many tastings associating oil the Corsican products are offered during this festival of the ease of use. Labéllisée “remarkable Site of the taste” among the 100 sites of the French taste by the national consulting of the art of cooking.
(04 95 62 81 72 (04 95 62 72 78 Tourist bureau: Marina LP 97 - 20260 Calvi
Tel. 04 95 65 16 67 - Fax 04 95 65 14 09
Semi July
Great Raid Inter Lakes (Corte)
The Inter-Lakes is an individual pedestrian race in mountain, classified great raid, created in 1998 by the Montagne section of association A Rinascita. This test is the only one in Corsica has to be approved by the Federation French of the mountain and the climbing and registered with its national calendar. Its specificities: an original and single course in Europe, of which the layout passes by 7 of the most beautiful lakes of altitude of Corsica, a typified test natural sport, presenting an accessibility to the site of the raid, for the public.
Tourist office - Fountain of the 4 guns - 20250 Corte
August
1st weekend of August
Fair of Pratu - A Bocca di U Pratu (Quercitello)
Located at the collar of Pratu at the entry of Castaniccia, rural area with strong identity, this traditional fair, proposes contests of animals and an exposure of products. In addition the cultural aspect is supported by contests of Paghjelle (songs of shepherds to several voices), Chjama E Rispondi (verbal sparring matches sung) and Polyphonies.
(04 95 39 20 07 (04 95 61 10 48
1st Week of August
Fair of the Almond tree (Aregno, Balagne)
The artisanal exposures, of paintings, the culinary contests, the concerts of organ, guitar and other animations for the children, are articulated around the topic of almond. The amateurs can taste and appécier the quality of this product and its derivatives.
(04 95 61 79 42
Semi August
Festa di U Legnu E di A Furesta (Vezzani)
Located in the middle of a Corsican forest, this fair intends to make discover the die drink through various activities such as demonstrations of professionals, of consours loggers. This demonstration presents the originality to proceed on two sites connected by a small train between village and forest.
(04 95 21 76 84
At the end of July - at the beginning of August
7th Festival Of the Film (LAMA)
The festival of the Film European of LAMA is today an important cultural event, centered on the cinema and the rural world. It profits from programming which makes it possible to present at a large audience recent films, gravitational, but also of films of quality, little distributed. Debates, conferences, meetings are with the editor 2000 as well as the video or the cinema youth. A competition allots the price of the first short film.
(04 95 48 21 60 Tourist bureau 20218 LAMA
(04 95 48 21 05 - Fax 04 95 48 23 09
September
At the beginning of September
Fair of Niolo (Casamaccioli)
Niolo is one of the cantons more auvages and most authentic of Corsica, in the north of Corte. Of pastoral tradition, this fair reserves a broad place with the craft industry while keeping a religious character with the celebration of Santa di U Niolu.
(04 95 48 03 01
At the end of September
Festival TV-bédé-movies (Ajaccio)
The great names of the data base are found each year in September in Ajaccio.
October
At the end of October
Festiventu (Calvi)(Festival of the Wind)
The nutcases of the wind find themselves inevitably in Calvi at the end of October, with large complete: singers, musicians… with wind, adventurers, sportsmen, scientists, architects, draughtsmen, meteorologists… They all, are animated there same passion, that of the use or study of the wind. With the menu: demonstrations, conferences, concerts, spectacles, workshops for children and baptisms of the wind (parapente, sailplane, sailing ship, montgolfier…)
(Festiventu Information
November
Semi November
Celebrates chestnut (Evisa)
To promote the products of the castanéicole die, such is the objective of the organizers of this demonstration whose product headlight is the chestnut of Evisa “Insitina”, variety of chestnut offering the characteristic, in addition to its gustatory value, not to present any bulk-heading. In addition the mushroom is also of the festival.
(04 95 26 20 09
Semi December
A Fiera di has Castagna (Bocognano)
Regarded as the most important regional fair of Corsica, the fair of sweet chestnut is the appointment impossible to circumvent of the winter season. Dedicated to sweet chestnut and guardian “the breadfruit tree”, it joins together during three days a large variety of producers and craftsmen who propose with the public best insular production and thus testify to the vitality of a young and creative rural economy. The sweet chestnut and its various uses, such is the object of this fair. Organization of a regional contest of sweet chestnut flour. Conferences and conferences punctuate this demonstration which is classified “remarkable site of the taste” by the national consulting of the art of cooking. source: Arrange tourism of Corsican (Information rural hearth “U Castagnu” road of the station 20136 BOCOGNANO Such/Fax: 04.95.27.41 .76
At the end of November
Days of apple and the natural products (Bastelica)
The specific apple and its qualities. Natural apple juice, with frozen while passing by the pastes of fruits, jams or the fruits dry. These days also count the best porkbutchers productions of the valley of Prunelli and the exposures of artisanal creations.
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