Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: ... from one palm generally sells for fifteen or twentyfrancs; about the same value that attaches to a good orange-tree. The carriage-road continues for about four kilometres beyond Barbicaja, close to the rocky shore, with its small sandy bays, and will soon be made as far as the lles Sanguinaires, and eventually round the promontory, and up to the Chapel of St. Anthony. The islands are too well known to require comment; but la botte de St. Pierre, a conical rock (not in the least like a boot) far enough out in the gulf to be dangerous, should be mentioned, as from it the boatmen steer straight for the harbour. AJACCIO TO ALATA. 10 kilometres. A GOOD pedestrian will find the walk to Alata extremely pleasant, although an ascent nearly the whole way, and steep; but not too much so for a carriage. It is the second road on leaving the town by the Cours Napoleon, passes round under the hill, on which is seen the building called FRUIT-TREES. 33 Castel Vecchio, where formerly stood Ajaccio, and where ruins and tombs are said to have been found; also coins, bones, and terra-cotta vases. The road winds up a very pretty valley thickly planted with magnificent orange-trees, lemons, vineyards, almonds, peaches and olives, watered by a small, clear stream, turning some mills ere it becomes one of the washing-tubs of the town. In England the orchards of apple-blossom are very beautiful. At Ajaccio, the delicate pale pink flowers on the leafless almond-trees are succeeded by the masses of brilliant pink bloom of the peaches. When the vivid green foliage on the almond is in its freshest vigour, these, blending with the darker green of the orange-tree and its golden fruit, make a pleasant contrast, especially as seen from January to March. A charming villa...