With Asterix in Corsica.

Where could you have more on country clichés learn than reading a book Asterix? In the comic learned Jutta Minarschik that Corsicans hospitable, eloquent, and are easily offended - a visit to the island should provide evidence.

 

"Corsicans are individualists of exuberant temperament. At the same time controlled and left in their behavior, hospitable, faithful to their friends, connected home, eloquent and courageous. And you are easily offended." As it says in the foreword of "Asterix in Corsica". Since the Asterix books like clichés operate without political correctness, the peculiarities of the peoples but aptly and humorously unmask, we have the adventures of the brave Gauls accurately studied.

Corsicans are hospitable "C'est vous qu'on attend?" - Are you the one we expect? With a warm smile comes forward Marie-Jeanne Franceschetti from the Pension e Cime in Asco opposite. After the first hike in the Cap Corse, we come a little late on our first night in the beautiful valley of Asco.

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Alpine - The Mount Magazine

Issue 4 / 2009

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But earlier it was not easy: To idyllisch was the Sentier des Douaniers - the Zöllnerweg - which is surrounded by fragrant sage, rosemary and juniper bushes along the coast to the northern tip of the island of snakes, were too tempting sandy beaches with crystal clear water; to peacefully was the view of sailboats dümpelnde before the hazy silhouette of the island of Elba, to the dazzling concert of crickets. And why should we have to fly Mediterranean island, if you look at it on their mountain retreats? Good reasons for active days in the mountains, there is certainly enough. After attracting 50 Two-thousand and the 2706 meter high Monte Cinto as the "king" of Corsica.

Had we but knew what delights Daniel - husband of Marie-Jeanne and CEO of e Cime - served for dinner, we would have rather found their way here. The view from the room high panoramic windows on the green-gray mountain flanks the other side of the valley, the pasta with wild boar ragout, the type of goat cheese with fig jam, the Corsican red wine, apple tart with vanilla ice cream ... the cordial nature of the host is just opulent. As Daniel the menu for the next evening - Charcuterie, Milchlamm and Chestnut Flan - reveals, it remains unclear who will be more pleased: the boss or the guests.

A Corsican as the comic Volume

Corsicans are controlled and composed. When we clock at nine morning as agreed at the Active Sports Agency In Terra Corsa in Ponte Leccia appear, we get from the Secretary - black and monosyllabic as Marmelada, the sister of comic Dörfler Waggonlix - only scarce information: Jean-Christophe n'est pas encore là. " When Jean-Christophe Bastiani, the head of the agency, as will be remains a mystery.

After all, it can be to a dahingemurmelten comment about the weather ravish, the words from the storms, dangerous and slippery are apparent. But when the tribal leaders finally goes to the yard and eventually also for the tourist audience with bequemt, he wipes the inquiry with a brief "... secretary ..." and a patronizing hand away. Everything half the wild, he says, it would be clear.

Jean-Christophe embodies the Corsicans, as he (Asterix) beech stands. The dense, black, shiny hair, he wears shoulder-level in nearly cut his stature is strong, he speaks incredibly quickly, without having to shave about whether foreigners can follow him, gives tips on routes, activities, schedules, and at the end he smiles for the first time - very short. "D'accord?" Agree? The question is rhetorical of course. Pierre, one of his guides, accompanies us, finally, 13 kilometers away to the "Parc de loisirs," the park ", which the team at Mont Allurado in the Asco Valley has created.

CORSICA - THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA

The "Island of Beauty" is twelve kilometers north of Sardinia, 83 kilometers west of Livorno. After Sicily, Sardinia and Cyprus, it is the fourth largest Mediterranean island. From north to south it measures 183 kilometers from west to east up to 83 kilometers, and thanks to the many bays, it can with 1000 miles of coastline splurge - but only one third of this beach, the rest rocky. 86 percent of the island area to be used by mountains, where proud 50 Two peaks in the sky! The highest peak is Monte Cinto with a 2706 meters.

You wait five Ferrate, a High Ropes course with two in 10 to 15 meters high and, according to brochure, "exclusively at In Terra Corsa": Tyrotrekking, a series of twelve up to 300 meter flying fox cables in which one pulley and harness 180 meters above the scrub through the air rushes downhill. We want to work with Felskontakt uphill. Pierre Klettersteig distributes the kits, we recommend the route A Torra, shows us a brief - and wants a lot of fun.

For two hours we kraxeln steel over the rocks to the top. For experienced walkers Klettersteig-this adventure park is not a big challenge. A nice Turnerei are creatively designed Ferratas with a total of 2000 meters cable, several suspension bridges and vertical iron ladders, however, all. Unbeatable however, is the location of this playground at Asco River. After the tour, we can comfortably on a flat rock picnic, strengthened in fresh cold plunge pools and us - the length hingestreckt - on the sun-warm stone rehash.