Laurent et Claudine GERANDI
E RONDOLINE
PGI Clementines - Oranges
Visits : By appointment / clementines on sale, November and December / oranges, from January to March / orchard visits from April to October and tastings of processed fruit, from Monday to Saturday by appointment (see site for prices).
Regions : Corsica Livantina
Categories : Around orchards and vegetable gardens
Agricultural sectors : The Corsican clementine
Route d'Antisanti - Muniglia, Campo al Quarciu
20270 Antisanti
06 09 10 64 53
laurent.gerandi@wanadoo.fr | www.clementines-erondoline.com
This is first the story of an encounter between a farmer with an endless passion for working his land and a tourist industry professional with experience in dealing with the public, keen to advise people on how best to explore Corsica.
“I was tired of seeing tourists just flocking to the beaches. I wanted them to discover the agricultural Corsica, the hard-working Corsica that I discovered through Laurent”, reveals Claudine. Nonetheless, this dynamic young woman convinced her husband to open up his property to the public. “The Corsican clementine has an amazing reputation, but tourists need to understand that it just doesn't grow on its own and that people work hard every day to create quality produce”, continues Claudine.
So for several years, Claudine and Laurent have been receiving visitors, creating an awareness about citrus fruit-growing in Corsica. “People are very interested and ask a lot of very specific questions sometimes. Recently, we had some Austrian students eager to learn and find out more. It was just as enriching for us as it was for them!” they conclude, enthusiastically.