Macinaggio
Macinaggio | |
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| View of Macinaggio bay and Rogliano (on the hill) in background View of Macinaggio bay and Rogliano (on the hill) in background | |
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| Country | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| Region | File:Flag of Corsica.svg Corsica |
| Department | File:Coat of Arms of Corsica.svg Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | File:Sin escudo.svg Bastia |
| Canton | File:Sin escudo.svg Capobianco |
| Municipality | File:Sin escudo.svg Rogliano |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 20247 |
| Area code | (+33) ... |
| Demonym | Macinagjinchi (in Corsican) |
Macinaggio (Corsican: Macinaghju) is a French village, part of the municipality (commune) of Rogliano, in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica. It also represents the marina of its municipality.
History
[edit | edit source]Pasquale Paoli landed on July 14, 1790, at the Port of Macinaggio, where he was welcomed by the inhabitants of Rogliano. The local port is also where Napoleon Bonaparte landed on his return from the exile on the island of Elba, in 1814.
Geography
[edit | edit source]Macinaggio is situated on the north-eastern side of the Cap Corse, by the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is 4,5 km far from Rogliano, 3 from Tomino, 36 from Bastia and lies on the edge of a natural reserve part of "Natura 2000" network, that includes the neighboring islets of Finocchiarola. In south of its urban area is located Maninca, a sea village part of Tomino.
Transport
[edit | edit source]The village is crossed by the national road D80 and counts a touristic harbor, one of the most actives on the Cap Corse.[1] Nearest airport (Bastia-Poretta) and railway station (Bastia) are located in the town of Bastia.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ (in French) Macinaggio and its harbor on sea-seek.com Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- (in French) Tourist information site of Rogliano-Macinaggio (OT - Office de Tourisme)
- (in French) Rogliano-Macinaggio: history, infos and pictures
- (in French) Pictures of the windmill of Macinaggio
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