Corsica is a good place to attend religious celebrations at Easter +Added to my favoriteItem already present

With his feet in chains and wearing a hood and a red vestment, the "Catenacciu" ("the chained one" in the Corsican language) walks through the town carrying his heavy cross amid a contemplative crowd. A ceremony full of religious and mystical fervour.

Not only is it easy to attend these celebrations, but some of the island’s Easter processions are so extraordinary that they are worth a visit to Corsica all on their own. The most famous procession takes place in Sartène on the evening of Good Friday. A masked penitent, the identity of whom is only known to the local parish priest, acts out the Stations of the Cross. With his feet in chains and wearing a hood and a red vestment, the "Catenacciu" ("the chained one" in the Corsican language) walks through the town carrying his heavy cross amid a contemplative crowd. A ceremony full of religious and mystical fervour.