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 since 1975 . It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
La Scandola is the oldest nature reserve in Corsica and France, and its location is unique in the Mediterranean. It can only be reached on foot or in one of the numerous excursion boats that leave from Porto or Calvi .
geology
Steep, red-colored rocks protrude from the sea. In the south the peninsula is bordered by the Gulf of Porto and in the north by the Bay of Galéria . The rocks were formed about 250 million years ago.
Following the mountain formation, the area between Galeria and Monte Cinto was created as a result of volcanic eruptions, which are mainly made of rhyolite and melt tuff ( ignimbrite ), which are colored from yellow to green to red-black-purple.
Ilot Palazzu rock island
Rhyolite at Punta Palazzu
Gargali island with a watchtower that was part of the defense system of the Genoese republic
Hike
The only way to reach the area by land is to do a 4.5-hour hike that starts at Col de la Croix on the coastal road between Porto and Calvi. The path leads through the macchia-covered coastal landscape and you always have the goal with the red rocks in view. The hiking trail ends in Girolata, which is otherwise only accessible by boat .
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)
Coordinates: 42 ° 21 ′ 25 ″ N , 8 ° 34 ′ 0 ″ E