Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve
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How it came to be
The coast of the Gulf of Porto, on the west side of Corsica, is a mass of porphyry rock dropping into the sea. The property takes in the red cliffs called the Calanche of Piana, the Gulf of Girolata and the Scandola peninsula, where sheer cliffs are lined with grottos, stacks and barely reachable islets and coves.
The Scandola Nature Reserve was created in 1975 and covers 19.19 km2, 9.19 km2 of land and 10 km2 of sea. It is part of the Corsica Regional Park. Precious coral grows in the shallows, and strong currents in the gulf bring in large numbers of fish. Mediterranean monk seals once lived off the reserve but have since disappeared.
The cliff tops carry maquis scrub, and gulls, cormorants and sea eagles live along the shore. In 1983 an area of 11,800 ha was inscribed as a World Heritage site.
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