Today our drive was less scary - no drop-offs to the ocean - but we still had beautiful scenery. We drove into the interior, through a regional park. It was heavily forested. In places we were reminded of the Black Hills. We were looking for a prehistoric site and not finding it, but we persevered. On the drive we stopped for a coffee break. I ordered a chestnut torte to go with my coffee. I thought it was excellent - Tom didn't care for it. He didn't care for the chestnut puree I had in Sarajevo, or the "chestnuts roasted on an open fire" that I had in Zagreb either, for that matter.
We finally found the prehistoric site we were looking for. It was started in the 3rd millennium BC - that is, the Bronze Age. It was pretty amazing to step through a doorway that had been put in place 3000 years ago.
We reached the southern tip of Corsica late this afternoon. We got a hotel on the harbor so we can walk to the port to catch our ferry to Sardinia tomorrow. The streets here are narrow and people drive wherever their cars seem to fit. Tom was very happy to be directed to a parking lot across the street from our hotel to we could depend on foot power for the remainder of our time in the city. We will, however, need to get the car back to Hertz before we catch the ferry.
The rock formations in the park are inspiring.
We drove for about 3 hours through the park.
While looking for the archaeological site we walked through a small village reading signs. I came across this lady washing her feet in one of the fountains - sure glad I didn't drink from it!
Here is the original (about 3,000 BC) rock doorway into a main dwelling unit. We climbed around the site abit. It was inhabited from about 3,000 BC to the 1,000's AD. It was home to a small village of 30-40 people.
During the middle ages a local Lord built his castle just above the old dwelling. The footings of his tower and his "manor house" are still here - as is the ruins of a 12th century church.
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It was about a 1.5 hour hike through the woods and up and down the hills to visit the site. When we got back we had an elegant picnic in the shade.
Tonight we are staying in a hotel just below this 11th century fortress and castle.
We finally found the prehistoric site we were looking for. It was started in the 3rd millennium BC - that is, the Bronze Age. It was pretty amazing to step through a doorway that had been put in place 3000 years ago.
We reached the southern tip of Corsica late this afternoon. We got a hotel on the harbor so we can walk to the port to catch our ferry to Sardinia tomorrow. The streets here are narrow and people drive wherever their cars seem to fit. Tom was very happy to be directed to a parking lot across the street from our hotel to we could depend on foot power for the remainder of our time in the city. We will, however, need to get the car back to Hertz before we catch the ferry.
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