On Corsica road trip rugged scenery, hilltop towns, traces of Napoleon, aggressive drivers

If you are going to drive around Corsica, you’ll need your wits about you.

Mountain roads are sometimes little more than gravel tracks littered with blind curves, precipitous drops, herds of goats and marauding wild pigs.

Most lethal of all are locals who think they’re rally drivers. They flash their headlights, blast their horns, overtake aggressively and suggest, in the strongest possible terms, that other drivers get out of the way.

The more precarious a road is, the faster Corsican motorists come hurtling around the corner.

Fortunately there are plenty of places to pull over, recompose yourself and marvel at the Mediterranean island’s rugged interior.