UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve is a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in France, inscribed in 1983.
The nature reserve, which is part of the Regional Natural Park of Corsica, occupies the Scandola peninsula, an impressive, porphyritic rock mass. The vegetation is an outstanding example of scrubland. Seagulls, cormorants and sea eagles can be found there. The clear waters, with
The nature reserve, which is part of the Regional Natural Park of Corsica, occupies the Scandola peninsula, an impressive, porphyritic rock mass. The vegetation is an outstanding example of scrubland. Seagulls, cormorants and sea eagles can be found there. The clear waters, with their islets and inaccessible caves, host a rich marine life.
- Inscribed
- 1983
- UNESCO reference
- 258
- Area
- 11,800 ha
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