Fall in Love with Corsica, Episode 267

<p>In this episode of the podcast, Annie and her guest Michael Grove give you many reasons to fall in love with Corsica. Specifically upper Corsica or Haute-Corse.</p> <p>Michael spent a whole month exploring Corsica and wrote about it on his <a href="https://mlgroves.com/">travel blog</a>. He shares his favorite places, hidden gems that took his breath away, details about the food you'll find in Corsica and more.</p> <h2>Hotels Michael Used on this Trip</h2> <p>Bastia—<a href= "https://www.booking.com/hotel/fr/ha-tel-napola-c-on.en.html?aid=954523&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2">Hotel Napoleon</a>, 43 Boulevard Paoli</p> <p>Rogliano—<a href= "https://www.booking.com/hotel/fr/u-sant-agnellu.en.html?aid=954523&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2">Hotel U Sant Agnellu</a> (perched village with great view from the dining room and from rooms facing Mediterranean Sea)</p> <p>Centuri—<a href= "https://www.booking.com/hotel/fr/restaurant-le-vieux-moulin-centuri.en.html?aid=954523&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2">Hotel Vieux Moulin</a> (overlooks small port and has good restaurant)</p> <p>Cargèse—<a href= "https://www.booking.com/hotel/fr/residence-roc-e-mare.en.html?aid=954523&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2">Residence Roc E Mare</a></p> <h2>Places Michael Visited</h2> <p>He'll take us to (not necessrily in that order, see map in the show notes) Bastia, Rogliano, Centuri, Saint-Florent, L’Île-Rousse, Calvi, Porto, Cargèse, Corte, Patrimonio, the Calanques de Piana, the Réserve naturelle de Scandola, Pigna, Nonza, and Sant'Antonino.</p> <h2>Great Foods from Corsica</h2> <p>And the foods sound out of this world: brocciu, beignets au chaud sucré (ou salé), coppa, lonzu, figatellu. Don't know what those are? I didn't know either! Let Michael explain! If you're having a hard time with all the Corsican words, follow along with the transcript. I've done my best to spell all those names correctly 🙂</p> <p><a href="https://amzn.to/2sG4J2o">Corsica: Recipes and Stories from a Mediterranean Island</a></p> <p>The restaurant Michael mentions where he couldn't