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Princes risborough

Ile-Rousse (translation: red island) was founded by Pasquale Paoli in 1758, with the goal of creating a port that was not controlled by the Genoese. The site had already been inhabited since much earlier times, and was an active town by 1000 BC.
The town is found on the noth-west coast of Corsica, about 20 kilometres north-east of Calvi, at the northern edge of the Balagne region.
With a fine beach to the south at Plage de Rindara, and small rocky islands to the north, Ile-Rousse is in a splendid setting, which not surprisingly now attracts many visitors - tourism has surpassed the port as the key activity for the town. The architecture of the town, which includes some very attractive buildings, largely dates from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Perhaps less ΆCorsicanΆ than many towns in Corsica, LΆIle-Rousse has a planned layout of straight streets, lined with expensive boutiques and restaurants, and exudes sophistication.The centre of the town is at Place Paoli, where there is also a bust of the man himself. The square is open to the sea to the west, and also has a pleasant covered market. Offering shade under the plane trees, it is a good place from which to venture into both the old and new towns. It is the old town, with its paved streets and old houses that will be of most interest to the visitor.
The best view of the town is found by heading north through the granite a little way to the Ile de la Pietra, and on to the lighthouse. The setting of the town against the red granite can be best appreciated from here at sunset.
Nearby
The Parc de Saleccia is a pleasant 7 hectare botanical garden to the north of the town - olive trees a speciality - in a beautiful coastal setting, planted with a wide range of beautiful plants, both Mediterranean and from elsewhere.
The most popular car excursion from LΆIleΆRousse heads towards Monticello and on to Santa-Reparata-di-Balagna, two pretty villages set in the hills behind the town - the road between the two especially has very good views.

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