Its lively culture is the product of centuries of customs maintained by the island's soul, and is richly expressed in its voices, music and crafts.

The village fair, a showcase for the Corsican way of life with its winemaking tradition going back to antiquity and its gastronomy full of local flavours, is just one way of discovering and learning to love Corsica.

An when in the night air you hear the "paghjelle", the traditional three-voice style of singing, it is the proud, fiery Corsican soul that you are hearing in song.