▁mar sh es , ▁where ▁C ork ▁Oak ▁and ▁Eu cal y pt us ▁grow . ▁These ▁mar sh es ▁were ▁a ▁bar rier ▁between ▁the ▁Roman ▁settlement s ▁along ▁the ▁Via ▁C ors icana ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁plain ▁and ▁the ▁Roman ▁ports ▁of ▁the ▁south . ▁Some ▁mar sh land ▁was ▁filled ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁modern ▁city ▁and ▁commercial ▁salt ▁p ans ▁were ▁constructed ▁on ▁other ▁parts ▁( from ▁which ▁the ▁commercial ized ▁s log an ▁" city ▁of ▁salt "); ▁the ▁rest ▁remains . ▁Cross ed ▁by ▁Highway ▁N 1 9 8 ▁south , ▁it ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁a ▁bar rier . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁ ▁Porto - Vec chio ▁is ▁easily ▁accessed ▁through ▁Fig ari S ud ▁Cor se ▁Airport , ▁which ▁is ▁ ▁away . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁public ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁two ▁community ▁colleg es , ▁a ▁private ▁hospital ▁of ▁ 1 0 7 ▁b eds , ▁a ▁medical ▁school , ▁a ▁c ork ▁industry ▁and ▁extensive ▁tour ist ▁facilities . ▁The ▁port ▁includes ▁mo or ings ▁for ▁ 4 5 0 ▁small ▁craft , ▁commercial ▁facilities ▁and ▁a ▁fer ry ▁station . ▁The ▁population ▁exp ands ▁to ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁summer , ▁pre domin antly ▁Italian . ▁The ▁be aches ▁are ▁well - pop ulated , ▁especially ▁Pal omb ag gia ▁Beach ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁south - east . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁it ▁acquired ▁a ▁Film ▁Institute , ▁which ▁organ izes ▁an ▁annual ▁film ▁festival . ▁ ▁Polit