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Le coton portugais : pourquoi c'est la référence européenne, et pourquoi nous l'avons choisi
Portuguese cotton: why it is the European benchmark, and why we chose it

Within a fifty-kilometer triangle between Porto, Braga, and Guimarães lies one of the densest concentrations of textile expertise in Europe. Major French fashion houses have been sourcing there for...

Le chat-renard corse : u ghjattu volpe, ou quand les bergers avaient raison avant la science
The Corsican fox-cat: u ghjattu volpe, or when shepherds were right before science

For generations, shepherds spoke of a wild cat that was not a cat. It was dismissed as the stuff of fireside tales. On March 16, 2023, the French Office for Biodiversity proved them right.

Les méduses en Corse : comprendre la pélagie, l'éviter, et bien réagir
Jellyfish in Corsica: understanding the Pelagia, avoiding them, and how to react

Every summer, the same scene: a scream on the beach, and ten contradictory pieces of advice given by ten different people. Which species you will encounter in Corsica, when and where, how to avoid ...

Le mouflon corse : a muvra, l'animal qui a choisi de redevenir sauvage
The Corsican mouflon: a muvra, the animal that chose to become wild again

It is the emblem of the Corsican mountains. And yet, its history is the opposite of what one might imagine: the mouflon is not a wild animal that has become rare; it is likely a domestic sheep that...

Le gecko corse : la tarente, sentinelle des murs de l'île
The Corsican gecko: the Moorish gecko, sentinel of the island's walls

It weighs ten grams, clings to the ceiling upside down, and bears a name that links it, through an etymological detour, to the symbol on the Corsican flag. A Corsican name, a lifestyle, a protected...

Les films tournés en Corse : l'île qui a joué tous les rôles sauf le sien
Films shot in Corsica: the island that has played every role except its own

In 1962, a beach in the Agriates Desert became Omaha Beach. For sixty years, Corsica served as a backdrop for the world without ever playing its own role.

Le fils du tailleur : Tino Rossi, Alizée et les voix d'Ajaccio
The Tailor's Son: Tino Rossi, Alizée, and the Voices of Ajaccio

At 37 rue du Cardinal Fesch, a master tailor named Laurent Rossi cut clothing. His third son would go on to sell 300 million records.

Le bleu du Sporting : comment une couleur est devenue l'identité d'une île
Sporting blue: how a color became the identity of an island

Seven consecutive victories in the UEFA Cup, a blue jersey emblazoned with a Moor's head. Forty-eight years later, this blue no longer designates a club.

Laetitia Casta et la Corse : Lumio, la Balagne et une carrière née sur une plage
Laetitia Casta and Corsica: Lumio, the Balagne, and a career born on a beach

In 1993, a fifteen-year-old girl spends the summer with her father in Balagne. A photographer notices her on a beach. In 1999, she becomes Marianne.

JUL et la Corse : Cargèse, I Muvrini et le rendez-vous de Calvi
JUL and Corsica: Cargèse, I Muvrini and the Calvi rendezvous

A father from Cargèse, a duet with I Muvrini, a first song in the Corsican language, and four summers in a row in Calvi. This is no mere vacation fling.

Prénoms corses : origine, signification et guide complet
Corsican first names: origin, meaning and complete guide

For centuries, no one in Corsica chose their child's first name: the eldest took their grandfather's. Then, in a single generation, everything changed.

Vêtement corse femme : le guide du style insulaire
Corsican women's clothing: the guide to island style

There is no women's section in the Corsican wardrobe, and that is not an oversight. A straight cut worn loose is not borrowed menswear.