Gulf of Porto: Piana Calanche, Gulf of Girolata and Scandola Nature Reserve
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UNESCO world heritage 
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| View over the calanche to the sea |
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| National territory: |
 France
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| Type: | nature |
| Criteria : | (vii) (viii) (x) |
| Surface: | 11800 ha |
| Reference No .: | 164 |
| UNESCO region : | Europe and North America |
| History of enrollment | |
| Enrollment: | 1983 (session 7) |
Under the name " Gulf of Porto: Piana Calanche, Gulf of Girolata and nature reserve Scandola ", UNESCO has summarized four areas in the west of the island of Corsica , which belongs to France .
enrollment
The inscription in the list of the UNESCO World Heritage took place during the 7th session of the World Heritage Committee from December 5th to 9th 1983 in the Italian metropolis of Florence .
The following criteria were met at the time of registration on the World Heritage List:
- vii: The goods have outstanding natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.
- viii: The goods represent exceptional examples of the main stages in the history of the earth, including the development of life, essential geological processes in progress in the development of landforms or essential geomorphological or physiogeographical features.
- x: The goods contain the most significant and typical habitats for the in situ conservation of biodiversity on earth, including those that contain threatened species which are of exceptional universal value for scientific reasons or for their conservation.
description
The reserve, which is part of the Corsica Regional Nature Park, is located on the La Scandola peninsula , which is made up of impressive porphyritic rock . The vegetation offers resting and breeding areas for seagulls , cormorants and sea eagles , the clear water with its small islands and inaccessible caves is home to a rich marine fauna and flora.
Gulf of Porto
The Gulf of Porto is a bay in the Mediterranean ( ). It lies between Sia in the north and Sevinfuori in the south.
Calanche
The Calanche are a bizarre rocky landscape south of Porto in the Corsica Regional Nature Park ( ). The rocks made of reddish granite are about 400 meters above sea level directly on the coast, they seem to glow red when the sun is shining.
The narrow road from Porto to Piana (D81) leads directly through the Calanche. The rocks are accessible from the road, but better on foot. Several signposted walking paths lead through the rocky landscape and to the best viewpoints. The entire area has become a heavily visited tourist destination.
Cape Girolata
Cape Girolata is a headland at the end of the Osani peninsula ( ) near the Osani municipality of the same name .
La Scandola
The La Scandola peninsula ( ) on the west coast of Corsica near Porto has been a nature reserve under the supervision of the Parc naturel régional de Corse authority since 1975, making it the oldest nature reserve in France. Its location is unique in the Mediterranean and can only be reached on foot or in one of the many excursion boats that leave from Porto or Calvi .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ 7th meeting of the World Heritage Committee ( English ); accessed on May 26, 2020.
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)
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