Monthly Archives October 2014

‘I Mistieri’ – Professions/Trades, both popular and bygone

October 27, 2014, Posted in  Culture | Comments: 0

les métiers C & L CorseBefore progress made its’ way to remote villages in the mountains, peddlers who ran their goods using donkeys/mules, were essential to the everyday survival of community life. It’s thanks to the ‘artigianu’ (craftsmen) that many villages acquired and cultivated their fame. The most well off and populous region of Corsica, the ‘Castagniccia’, was the most representative as regards these professions, nowadays disappeared.

Orezza, highly populated and renowned for its’ water, had many artisans; the ‘mulateri‘ (mule-drivers) were known all over the region. Their help was requested for the transport of wood, coal, and iron ore that was extracted from Campana etc., they also delighted those experiencing hydrotherapy.

Valle d’Orezza had no less than ten ‘pipaghji‘ (pipe-makers)...

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Botany: ‘Vicia Sativa’ from Rutali

October 23, 2014, Posted in  Nature | Comments: 0

operation di Rutali Vicia SativaBelonging to the Fabaceae family, and also considered a weed; otherwise known as ‘the common vetch’. Height goes from 15-70cm, with a flexible stem, high-necked and hairy.

The flower is a purple-red, irregular Corolla; 10-30mm in length. There are five petals: one is raised like a flag, the two side ones like wings, and the two lower ones somewhat like a hull. The general structure of the Corolla, reminds us of a butterfly. The calyx has five lobes. Ten stamens, with filaments at the base stuck together. There’s just a unique carpel. Inflorescence: raceme without stem, 1-2 flowers.

The leaves are expressed in series, with short sessile petioles, and the stipules have serrated edges and black marks.

The fruit is composed of a 25-70mm pod, hairy-hairless, brown/yellow to black, and some...

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What’s the particularity of —–> LIVIA (Levie) ?

October 21, 2014, Posted in  Heritage | Comments: 0

Village, heart-to-heart in just a few words: LIVIA
 Livia Anglie Photos
For one thing, it’s the capital of the Alta Rocca region (south of Corsica, ending up around Mount Incudine: 2134m above sea level), and only 29km from the very quaint village of Sartène – also belonging to the Regional Natural Park of Corsica, which I remind you covers almost 40% of the island.

Now, for those interested in history/archaeology, a prehistoric and medieval museum can be explored, within which collections of excavations found on this territory will certainly interest you, so, allow yourselves sufficient time when visiting this area.

A must see too: Cucuruzzu, of which I wrote some time ago, where the temporal length of existence appears on pause, drifting back to the Bronze Age/Middle Ages – to continue on to th...

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The Story of the ‘Venus of Campu Fiurellu’

October 20, 2014, Posted in  Heritage | Comments: 0

Venus (Patrimoniu di Corsica)On the land belonging to the town of A Grossa (south of Corsica), one can find just below the village, the Vaccil–Vecchio menhir. Situated just 2km from Grossa, direction Sartène, the archaeological site of Alo–Bisucce can be detected, dating back to the Bronze Age (between 1300/1500BC). Discovered between 1963/65, and managed by Roger Grosjean, archaeologist, who had studied both the Filitosa and Cucuruzzu sites. Composed of a tower, that has fallen to pieces, shacks delimited by walls and a larger wall partially conserved, surrounding everything. Two fragments of statue menhir were also discovered on this site. In the centre which is of circular shape of 3,4m in diameter, traces of burnt clay slabs were found. Alo–Bisucce represents one of the rare examples of this presence in Cors...
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When style adopts culture/ heritage – the result is ‘Antica’ and identity

October 16, 2014, Posted in  Culture | Comments: 0

10672327_768367326542473_158866038357374541_nSometimes you see a style that turns your head, or catches your eye – this is exactly what happened when I discovered ‘Antica’. A relatively recent local Corsican company, based in Ajaccio, producing t-shirts/tank tops that deal with the culture and heritage of the island; their speciality – and it stands out. Guillaume was very kind to spend some time with me, answering all my questions, with eagerness.
When did Antica actually take off, and how many are involved here ?
– just last year in 2013, with Guillaume and his associate; for some time this idea had been trotting in the back of Guillaume’s head too, to finally materialise and take off. For now, their specific items concern t-shirts and tank tops, with intentions to broaden their range in the future.   10294493_706367906075749_986657504952705602_n
What’s the particularity of...
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