The historical capital of independant Corsica marked by the memory of J.P Gaffori and the work of Pascal Paoli, in the 18th century the republic of Corte was a symbol of the Enlightenment and a laboratory of democracy.
It is the meeting point of two major routes: Bastia-Corte-Ajaccio and Bastia-Corte-Porto. At the heart of the GR20 and green tourism, an insular university centre, Corte has become the meeting place of tradition and modernity.