For millennia, visitors have arrived in Corsica only to be blown away by its loveliness. Jagged mountain ranges, crescent-shaped sandy beaches and pastel-hued port towns give the island its modern nickname, L'Île de Beauté: the Isle of Beauty. A train from Ajaccio to Calvi, left, crosses the Pont du Vecchio, designed by Gustave Eiffel.
Photo: Ed Alcock for The New York Times
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