The main ferry routes serving Corsica from Italy are from Genoa to Bastia in 5 hours and 30 minutes, and from Livorno to Bastia in about 4 hours. If you're traveling from France, you can travel by ...

16th Century - Corsica becomes a contested region in the struggle, between Spain and France for supremacy in Italy. 1553 - Combined French, Ottoman, and exiled Corsican forces capture the island ...