Geoffrey Branger, edited by Gauthier Delomez 6:04 a.m., June 14, 2022, modified at 6:05 a.m., June 14, 2022

If you plan to go to Corsica this summer, like 2.5 million tourists on average, you will have to be careful about the sites you visit.

The nationalists, at the head of the region, have unanimously adopted measures to fight against tourist overcrowding.

Three sites on the Island of Beauty will be subject to quotas.

Places very popular with holidaymakers: Bavella, the Restonica valley and the Lavezzi islands.

From this summer, these three sites in Corsica will be subject to quotas.

The nationalists, at the head of the region, have unanimously adopted measures to fight against tourist overcrowding, while 2.5 million people come to visit the Island of Beauty each year in July and August.

Europe 1 explains the challenges of these measures.

>> Find Europe Matin in replay and podcast here

Quotas necessary to preserve nature

Every summer on the Lavezzi Islands, 180,000 holidaymakers jostle over the 2 square km of land.

The new measures provide for a maximum of 200,000 visitors for the next four years, between 2022 and 2026. The daily quota is set at a maximum of 2,000 people present simultaneously on the island.

For Guy Armanet, the president of the office of the environment of Corsica, these quotas are necessary to preserve nature.

"It is unacceptable that the environmental framework in Corsica is degraded by abundant and uncontrolled attendance", he first believes at the microphone of Europe 1, before continuing: "Afterwards, there may be attendance, but if you control it, it can live a very long time."

Guy Armanet appeals to the preservation and good management intelligence of these sites to help the office "to make (the sites) last as long as possible, that is the objective".

>> READ ALSO

- The revival of tourism in France and around the world

Should priority be given to Corsican residents?

Concretely, from this summer, if you wish to visit Corsica, you will need a reservation to access these sites.

However, the point of the device which is still debated is whether or not priority should be given to Corsican residents.

A test will be carried out in July to avoid any discriminatory slippage, but the question of the legality of this measure will arise.

Also, elected nationalists do not intend to stop there.

They also want to regulate tourist flows on the GR20, a mythical hiking trail, which is experiencing record crowds this season.