Corsica is at the base of Cap Corse in France.
Bastia ( Bastìa ) ( [ bas.tja ] , Corsican and Italian pronunciation : [ - allbasˈti.a ] ) is a French commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the north-east of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse . Corsica ( [ ˈkɔrsɪkə ] Corse [ kɔʁs ] Corsican and Italian : Corsica [ ˈkɔrsika ] ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 13 regions of France .