Girolata
The village of Girolata is part of the municipality of Osani on the west coast of Corsica and is located on the La Scandola peninsula, which is a designated nature reserve, about 30 km north of Porto . The peninsula, the bay of Porto and parts of the south adjoining coast were included in the UNESCO list of world natural heritage in 1983.
The bay of Girolata is bordered by Capu Seninu and Punta Scandola. The former fishing village with around 100 inhabitants includes ten houses and the ruins of a Genoese fortress. It cannot be reached by car, but only on foot via various hiking trails, including the long-distance trail Mare e monti (Italian: sea and mountains) via Girolata. In summer, excursion boats from Calvi , L'Île-Rousse , Porto, Sagone , Cargèse and Ajaccio call at the natural harbor of Girolata several times a day.
Girolata from the mare e monti hiking trail , with the La Scandola peninsula in the background
Road in the upper part of Girolata
View of Punta Scandola
Cows on the beach next to the jetty
Fortin de Girolata was part of the Genoese island fortifications
Web links
- Entry 258: Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve on the UNESCO World Heritage List (English, accessed July 2013)
Coordinates: 42 ° 21 ' N , 8 ° 36' E
Historic city centers:
Episcopal city of Albi (2010) |
Roman and Romanesque Monuments of Arles (1981) |
Papal Palace , Cathedral and Avignon Bridge (1995) |
Bordeaux , Port de la Lune (2007) |
Carcassonne (1997) |
Le Havre (2005) |
Lyon (1998) |
Stanislas, de la Carrière and d'Alliance squares in Nancy (1983) |
Seine River from Paris (1991) |
Provins , city of medieval fairs (2001) |
Strasbourg: from Grande-Île to New Town (1988, 2017) |
Vézelay abbey church and hill (1979)
Structures: Fontenay Abbey (1981) | Saint-Savin Abbey (1983) | Belfries in Belgium and France (2005) | Canal du Midi (1996) | The architectural work of Le Corbusier (2016) | Vauban's fortifications (2008) | Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains and Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (1982) | Amiens Cathedral (1981) | Bourges Cathedral (1992) | Chartres Cathedral (1979) | Mont-Saint-Michel and its bay (1979) | Pont du Gard (1985) | Notre Dame Cathedral, former Saint-Remi Abbey and Palais du Tau in Reims (1991) | Fontainebleau Castle and its Park (1981) | Palace and Park of Versailles (1979) | Orange Theater and Arc de Triomphe (1981)
Archaeological sites:
Chauvet grotto near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc (2014) |
Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps (2011) |
Vézère valley: sites and cave paintings (1979)
Cultural and natural landscapes: Nord-Pas de Calais mining area (2012, K) | District Saint-Emilion (1999 K) | Causses and Cevennes (2011, K) | Climats - vineyards in Burgundy (2015, K) | French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2019, N) | Way of the pilgrims in France (1998, K) | Gulf of Porto: Piana Calanche, Gulf of Girolata and Scandola Nature Reserve (1983, N) | Mont Perdu (1997, K / N) | New Caledonia lagoons (2008, N) | Loire Valley - Between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire (2000, K) | Taputapuātea (2017, K) | Volcanic landscape on La Réunion (2010, N) | Vineyards, wine houses and wine cellars of Champagne (2015, K)