May 28 – June 11 Sardinia and Corsica

 

And now for something different -  a organised bus tour, our first!  We would be touring Sardinia and Corsica the lands of myths and legends. Two islands so different from each other – one Italian and one French, although we were to discover that they are fiercely independent with their own languages, sense of pride and long, often tortured, histories of invasion and domination. The Vandals, Barbarians, the Moors, the Pisans and the Genoese all wanted to possess these jewel - add to that list in more recent history the Italians and French for Sardinia and Corsica respectively have fought successfully - but memories are long and the sense of national prided strong so who knows what the future holds. But to the present ....