island of Corsica, in the French department of Corse-du-Sud. Bonifacio is the setting of Guy de Maupassant's short story "A Vendetta". Bonifacio is located...
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Valley to the coastal town of Bonifacio, over 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) east on the southern tip of the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean. Melanie...
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Gallicum, Fretum Taphros) is the strait between Corsica and Sardinia, named after the Corsican town Bonifacio. It is 11 km (6.8 mi) wide and divides the Tyrrhenian...
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The flag of Corsica was adopted by General of the Nation Pasquale Paoli in 1755 and was based on a traditional flag used previously. It portrays a Moor's...
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to the south by the Strait of Bonifacio, which is a minimum of 11 km (6.8 mi) wide. In 2005 the population of Corsica was settled in approximately 360...
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between Corsica and Sardinia. Cavallo is the southernmost inhabited territory of metropolitan France and part of the commune of Bonifacio, Corsica. Cavallo...
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Look up Bonifacio in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bonifacio may refer to: Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud, a town in Corsica, France Strait of Bonifacio, separating...
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built the fortress that later was to bear his name (Bonifacio) in the south. For the next century, Corsica was a part of the March of Tuscany. Boniface' son...
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list of castles, which are located in Corsica. Château de Tuda, in Olmeta-di-Tuda Citadelle de Bonifacio, in Bonifacio Citadelle de Calvi, in Calvi Château...
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The French conquest of Corsica was a successful expedition by French forces of the Kingdom of France under Comte de Vaux, against Corsican forces under...
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of France, Monaco (where it is called Monégasque), the village of Bonifacio in Corsica, and in the villages of Carloforte on San Pietro Island and Calasetta...
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Corse in the Invasion of Corsica (1553). Bastia fell on the 24th, Saint-Florent on the 26th, Corte shortly after and Bonifacio in September. Before they...
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Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Bonifacio (Corsican: Ghjesgia Santa Maria Maiò) is a Roman Catholic church in Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud, southeastern Corsica. The building...
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Corse-du-Sud (redirect from Southern Corsica (department))
[kɔʁs dy syd] ; Corsican: Corsica suttana [ˈkorsiga sutˈtana], Pumonte [puˈmɔntɛ] or Pumonti [puˈmɔnti]; English: Southern Corsica) is (as of 2019) an administrative...
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Copenhagen Opera House, Copenhagen Jun 22 Jun 20 Jun 18 Aug 25 Jul 16 Bonifacio, Corsica Jun 23 Seine River, Eiffel Tower, Paris Jun 18 Jun 18 Saint-Raphaël...
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d'instruction de la Légion étrangère (G.I.L.E)) was stationed at Bonifacio (Corsica) for instruction and at Corté (Minoterie) for the instruction of the...
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the Strait of Bonifacio that separates Corsica from Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea. They are administered from the town of Bonifacio (French department...
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Église Saint-Dominique de Bonifacio is a church in Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud, southeastern Corsica. It is the largest church on the island. The church is...
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arches in an aisle of the Bristol Cathedral Buttressing arches in Bonifacio, Corsica Flying buttress, an outside arch built to relieve the horizontal thrust...
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A Vendetta (category Short stories set in Corsica)
nuit [fr] (Tales of Day and Night). The poor widow Saverini lives in Bonifacio, Corsica, with her only son, Antoine, and his hound, Sémillante (the name means...
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landing on the south end of Corsica, and to support artillery batteries capable of controlling the Strait of Bonifacio between Corsica and the Italian island...
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The railways in Corsica (part of France) are metre gauge and are operated by Chemins de fer de la Corse. A list of stations follows. Calvi - terminus...
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Tyrrhenian Sea (redirect from Corsica Channel)
Strait of Bonifacio: A line joining the West extreme of Cape Testa (41°14′N) in Sardinia with the Southwest extreme of Cape Feno (41°23′N) in Corsica. On the...
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Saremar (section Sardinia ↔ Corsica)
in routes from Sardinia to La Maddelena and San Pietro islands, Bonifacio in Corsica, Savona and Civitavecchia in Mainland Italy. Palau↔La Maddalena...
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Porto-Vecchio (redirect from Porto-Vecchio, Corsica)
which are part of the larger reserve of Bouches de Bonifacio ("Straits of Bonifacio"; see under Bonifacio). From north to south are: Forana; Maestro Maria...
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prehistory of Corsica begins with the Mesolithic (Pre-Neolithic) when people from prehistoric Sardinia crossed the Strait of Bonifacio to hunt from rock...
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Vermentino (redirect from Malvasia a Bonifacio)
It is widely planted in both Sardinia and Liguria, to some extent in Corsica, in Piedmont under the name Favorita, and in increasing amounts in Languedoc-Roussillon...
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Italian occupation of Corsica refers to the military (and administrative) occupation by the Kingdom of Italy of the French island of Corsica during the Second...
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her performance in the film Violins at the Ball. Benhalassa was born in Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud, to a Kabyle Berber father, Abdelkader Benhalassa, and a...
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Ajaccio (redirect from Ajaccio, Corsica)
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ajaccio and Corsica South. It manages the ports of Ajaccio, Bonifacio, Porto-Vecchio, Propriano and the Tino Rossi marina...
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