Our last stop in Corsica is Ajaccio, the capital of South Corsica, on the South West coast. Ajaccio is the city where we arrived and the one from which we will leave.
One of the benefits of visiting places in the high season when everyone else is there, is that events are organised for the tourists. One such event was a performance of traditional Corsican music at the Église Saint Roch, which we thought may be a pleasant way to fill in the time before dinner on our first evening in Ajaccio.
The performance was amazing. Five men in black, standing in a circle, no accompanying instruments, five part harmony and it filled the church with music for forty five minutes.
After the performance, the singers were outside signing their CD. One of them was smoking.
Hello I just discovered this blog through Facebook. I had to comment here, as i was very excited to see you using myzone and iphone trip - invaluable! Enjoy the rest of the trip. We were in Corsica six weeks ago, and loved it. I was very disappointed to miss the weekly Corsica music concert in Calvi, so am jealous of you seeing two.
ReplyDeleteEvery morning I catch up with the Gallimaufry Set.What a great blog! i feel I'm on a holiday in sunny europe as well. It really adds a bit of cheer to the damp,cold and dismal days of a Hobart winter.
ReplyDeleteAnnette xx