Image Upright: | 1.2 |
Part Of: | Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve |
Criteria: | (vii), (viii), (x) |
Id: | 258 |
Coordinates: | 42.2525°N 8.6572°W |
Year: | 1983 |
Calanques de Piana (Corsican: calanchi di Piana or Corsican: calanche di Piana) are Corsican calanques located in Piana, between Ajaccio and Calvi, in the Gulf of Porto. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes other sites in the Gulf of Porto, due to its beauty, rich marine biodiversity, and unique maquis shrubland.[1] The jagged cliffs are made of red ochre.