Red Island | ||
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State | France | |
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Region | Corsica | |
Territory | Upper Corsica | |
Altitude | 15 m a.s.l. | |
Surface | 2.5 km² | |
Inhabitants | 3.201 (2010) | |
Name inhabitants | île-roussiens (FR); lysulans (CO); islanders or isolarossini (IT) | |
Prefix tel | 39 495 | |
POSTAL CODE | 20220 | |
Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Red Island is a city of Corsica.
To know
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Marché_couvert_à_l'Ile-Rousse_(Haute-Corse).jpg/220px-Marché_couvert_à_l'Ile-Rousse_(Haute-Corse).jpg)
Covered market of Isola Rossa
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/L'Île-Rousse_Place_Paoli.jpg/220px-L'Île-Rousse_Place_Paoli.jpg)
Church of the Immaculate Conception
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Church of Our Lady of Mercy
Geographical notes
Isola Rossa is located in the department ofUpper Corsica.
How to orient yourself
How to get
By plane
- 1 Calvi Sainte-Catherine airport (IATA: CLY) (23 km from Isola Rossa).
- 2 Bastia-Poretta airport (IATA: BIA) (73 km from Isola Rossa).
The following airports connect several French and European cities.
By car
Continue towards Calvi from the west or in the direction Bastia from the east, then, follow the signs for Isola Rossa.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Ile-Rousse-Monte_d_Oro.jpg/220px-Ile-Rousse-Monte_d_Oro.jpg)
Ferry to the port of Isola Rossa
On the train
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/L_Ile-Rousse_gare_aout_2019.jpg/220px-L_Ile-Rousse_gare_aout_2019.jpg)
Isola Rossa railway station
- 4 Isola Rossa railway station. Isola Rossa can be reached by train thanks to the Ponte Leccia-Calvi line.
How to get around
What see
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Genoese_tower_L'Île-Rousse,_Corsica,_France.jpg/220px-Genoese_tower_L'Île-Rousse,_Corsica,_France.jpg)
Tower of Isola Rossa
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Vue_plage_IleRousse2.jpg/220px-Vue_plage_IleRousse2.jpg)
Isola Rossa beach
Civil architectures
- 1 Covered market of Isola Rossa (Marché couvert de L'Île-Rousse).
Churches
- 2 Church of the Immaculate Conception.
- 3 Church of Our Lady of Mercy.
Military architectures
- 4 Tower of Isola Rossa.
Beaches
- 5 Bodri beach.
- 6 Ghjunchitu beach.
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Average prices
- 1 Chez Paco, 18 Rue Napoléon, ☎ 33 4 95 60 03 76.
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Camping Les Oliviers, RN 197 Route de Bastia, ☎ 33 495 60 19 92, 33 6 15 35 00 45, fax: 33 495 6 030 91, @[email protected].
- 2 Camping Le Bodri, RN 197 Route de Calvi, 20256 Corbara, ☎ 33 495 60 10 86, 33 495 60 06 4, 33 6 13 02 97 41, fax: 33 495 47 10 76, @[email protected].
Safety
How to keep in touch
- 5 Touristic office, Avenue Joseph Calizi, ☎ 33 495 60 04 35.
Around
Other projects
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