Whenever possible, I always try to catch the ferry from Propriano because the port is only five minutes down the road, but as this was such a short trip, I found myself leaving on the Scandola from Propriano, and returning from Ajaccio on the Danielle Casanova.
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I’d been at the quay a bit late as I still hadn’t finished packing when the boat arrived, and I should have been at the port by then, but we were a bit delayed, so even once I’d boarded there was still time to admire the view.
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It’s easy to forget how close the mountains are to the sea in Corsica, and although we only have relatively small hills backing the Valinco Gulf, the landscape was still impressive as we sailed out into the open water.
Coming back, it was the ferry rather than the view that was more impressive. The Danielle Casanova is one of two ‘cruise’ ferries operated by SNCM and you can’t fail to be impressed if only by their sheer size!
Danielle Casanova (born 1909 - Auschwitz, May 9, 1943) was a communist activist and a member of the resistance, died while being deported to Auschwitz. He was responsible for the Young Communist League, before founding the Union of Young girls in France. A heroine of the Resistance, she has lent her name to streets, schools, and colleges throughout Corsica. However, she was actually born Vincentelli Perini and only began calling herself Danielle after she met her husband Laurent Casanova, a French politician.
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I’d been at the quay a bit late as I still hadn’t finished packing when the boat arrived, and I should have been at the port by then, but we were a bit delayed, so even once I’d boarded there was still time to admire the view.
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It’s easy to forget how close the mountains are to the sea in Corsica, and although we only have relatively small hills backing the Valinco Gulf, the landscape was still impressive as we sailed out into the open water.
Coming back, it was the ferry rather than the view that was more impressive. The Danielle Casanova is one of two ‘cruise’ ferries operated by SNCM and you can’t fail to be impressed if only by their sheer size!
Danielle Casanova (born 1909 - Auschwitz, May 9, 1943) was a communist activist and a member of the resistance, died while being deported to Auschwitz. He was responsible for the Young Communist League, before founding the Union of Young girls in France. A heroine of the Resistance, she has lent her name to streets, schools, and colleges throughout Corsica. However, she was actually born Vincentelli Perini and only began calling herself Danielle after she met her husband Laurent Casanova, a French politician.
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