Travel Guide Corscia

It is in Corscia, in 1720, that the Diu vi Salvi Regina was sung for the first time and became the Corsican anthem in 1735. It was composed by Salvatore Costa, a shepherd from the village, while he was being chased by the Genoese. From the village, you can set off to discover the famous Scala di Santa-Regina, a vertiginous stone staircase, ten kilometres long, which was once the only access road to the Niolu. Beautiful sacred architecture with the church of San-Salvadore above the road at 892 m above sea level, between Costa and Cavallaracce, and the chapel of San-Bancraziu, on a rocky peak at 846 m above sea level outside the village. The chapel overlooks the Golo valley.