This heavenly place.
Clear turquoise water, yachts of the oligarchs and beautiful European towns built on the edge of the cliffs. In June I was a week lived in a rented catamaran and filmed with a drone types the fashionable resorts of Corsica and Sardinia.
Photos and text by Dmitry Balakirev
1. The picturesque town of Bonifacio, southern Corsica. Quaint twisting ledges with dozens of coves and grottoes. Beautiful toy houses with red tile roofs, standing on the very edge. It seems that it will shake slightly to settle the breed, and they will fly straight into the sea.
2. Bonifacio used as a Parking for the owners of yachts and catamarans. Moored the ship in port. Had dinner in the restaurant on the promenade. Spent the night under the Corsican stars and the road. As a bonus — an unexpected neighborhood with a yacht of Roman Abramovich.
3. Megayacht Pelorus. Once belonged to the owner “Chelsea”. He later ceded it to the American producer David Giffen for a nominal $ 300 million.
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5. Corsica is beautiful and cruel. Beautiful, because the water from its shores is crystal clear. The rocks are photogenic, and you can sunbathe on the white sand beaches that stretch for hundreds of kilometers. For diving here, too, Paradise. Since the Second world war in the waters around the island are buried 50 of the sunken aircraft.
6. Cruel Corsica because of the harsh customs of the inhabitants. Out came Napoleon Bonaparte and his ambitious plans. Here were born many of the the gangsters, decide the matters with competitors with the help of lead and explosives. The local has a good anecdote in the topic: Corsicana on the mainland waiting for two professions — official or bandit.
But the times of lawlessness, according to statistics, in the past. People in Corsica have not abducted, bags don’t rip, anyway, here peace and grace.
7. But Corsica is still not favored by Russian tourists. To get on the plane problem. To cross on the ferry together with the car for a long time and suparno. And you can rent a yacht or a boat — expensive. Our traditionally prefer Sardinia. Trend asked the daughter of the President Putin, stay for a while a few months in the Villa of Berlusconi in the early noughties. Next summer on the Italian island rushed Russian oligarchs and tourists easier 🙂
P. S. About these ferries from Marseille, nice and Genoa in Corsica:
8. Bonifacio with its red roofs and densely developed streets is very similar to Montenegro, which I’ve removed from the drone.
9. I used to not like panoramic pictures with an angle of 90 degrees. They seemed too flat. Similar to maps with Google Maps. But a trip to Iceland adjusted my ideas about beauty 🙂 I realized that these panoramas can also be quite intense.
The photo shows Hiking trails. Tourists put the yacht at anchor and enjoying mountain Hiking.
10. Go to Corsica, not only for the beaches and the sea. The island is full of vineyards, and the local make good white wines. As, however, and in Sardinia too.
11. Sail on a rented catamaran in Sardinia, which is at hand. Only 12 km away.
12. For let came across in the yachting regatta in the Mediterranean sea. Black sails and swift silhouettes look incredibly cool.
13. Took a trip drone Phantom 4. Lightweight and compact flying machine. The life of the quadcopter several times hung in the balance. In the air above him, circling bloodthirsty seagulls who saw the gadget on the prey, not the competitor in the areola. And strong gusts of wind tried to break it on the rocks. Upon landing I was able to catch the drone with his hands and once again pleased with the choice of “Phantom.” My old bulky quadcopter would be much harder to catch up.
14. Weather in Sardinia seems perfect. In June for sure. Turquoise water, hot sun, a light sea breeze. But in November, the stay on the island can be uncomfortable or even dangerous. Three years ago, the emerald coast has covered the cyclone “Cleopatra”.
You’ve had so much rain that the water overflowed, and its streams began to sweep on his way, bridges and cars. The storm claimed the lives of 14 people. Local weather forecasters called it the most powerful in the past hundred years.
15. Maximum height of flight my drone is 500 metres away. About and see birds cityscapes:
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17. Lovers of history and archaeology will get a thrill from Sardinia. The island has a rich past. A long time ago it was inhabited by an ancient civilization that left behind a Nuragic tower and the tomb of the giants. The purpose of them unknown to this day.
18. I personally like more natural landscapes, so to the archaeological sites I went.
19. Sardinia luxury resort. Especially that part of it which is called the Emerald coast. It attracts popular actors and musicians, Russian magnates and the Golden youth. Here, according to the newspaper La Nuova Sardegna, owns a Villa on 1 200 square metres Vladimir Putin.
20. To the right is a yacht of the Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov. The billionaire also owns a Villa Merloni with a large Park and access to Bay.
21. My father and I are big fans of Motorsport. In Sardinia decided to combine the pleasant with the useful: sea cruise and viewing of the world championship stage on autorally. Where one of the best rally drivers in the world Sebastien Ogier tried to gain a foothold in the lead in the individual competition of the season.
A few kilometers to the highway Parking places almost was not.
22. Riders away from the start, leaving behind clouds of dust. They climb to the windmills. All the exciting moments of the race, I’ll show you in a separate post in the near future.
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