Stand among the granite warriors of Filitosa, follow an oak-wood trail to the Bronze Age tower of Cucuruzzu, and walk the Genoese walls of Bonifacio above its white limestone cliffs. Our new Corsica tour takes the island’s story in order, from the standing stones of Cauria to the Greek and Roman city of Aléria, Paoli’s mountain capital at Corte, and the Ajaccio house where Napoleon was born.
Your archaeologist is Dr Kewin Pêche-Quilichini, the Corsican archaeologist who has excavated Cucuruzzu and directs the museum that holds its finds. You taste chestnut bread and mountain cheeses with local wine, and on your last evening in Bastia, you hear Corsican polyphonic singing.
Dr Kewin Pêche-Quilichini is a Corsican archaeologist who specializes in the prehistory of Corsica and the western Mediterranean. Born in Ajaccio, he holds a PhD in Prehistoric Archaeology from Aix-Marseille University, completed jointly with La Sapienza University of Rome, with a doctoral thesis on Corsican pottery of the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age. He went on to complete postdoctoral research with the Archimède programme at the University of Montpellier. His work centers on the societies of Corsica, Sardinia and the wider western Mediterranean in that period.
Kewin’s knowledge comes from years of fieldwork. He has worked with INRAP, the Corsican archaeological service, universities and research institutions, and has directed excavations at sites including Cuciurpula, Cucuruzzu, Nuciaresa, Monti Barbatu and Puzzonu. He knows Corsica’s ancient settlements, fortifications, pottery and daily life in unusual depth. Since 2021, he has been Director of the Musée de l’Alta Rocca in Lévie, in the heart of southern Corsica’s archaeological landscape. The museum holds some of the most important finds from the Alta Rocca region, and his research and fieldwork shape how they are presented to visitors.
Our tours are physically active! Clambering around archaeological sites, castles, acropoli, and fortresses is an essential part of the Take Me To Europe tour experience, and stairs are everywhere in Europe! On our Corsica tour, you will need to be able to:
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