Notes d'un voyage en Corse

A seasoned inspector of France’s historic monuments sets out on a two‑month journey across Corsica, recording the island’s battered stones, forgotten temples and medieval churches with meticulous care. He weaves together the scant documentary clues, the lingering myths of heroic founders, and the palpable sense of ancient peoples whose footprints have been worn smooth by time. The narrative unfolds as a vivid, scholarly tour that balances rigorous classification with the excitement of uncovering what lies beneath every crumbling façade.

In the first part he peers into the mysterious pre‑Roman layers—natural formations, obscure foreign outposts, and the shadowy traces of peoples spoken of only in scattered classical texts. From the fleeting Greek colonies to the brief Etruscan foothold, the report sketches a mosaic of cultures that shaped the island long before Rome’s wax seal arrived. Listeners will feel the crisp Mediterranean air and the echo of centuries as the inspector guides them through Corsica’s layered, yet still enigmatic, heritage.