Porto-Vecchio is a port town on the French island of Corsica (Image: Getty) This is the beautiful European town French tourists don't want you to know about. Porto-Vecchio is a port town on the French island of Corsica which has been included in a list of the best places to travel in Europe this year. The travel site described it as “the promise of an unforgettable gastronomic, cultural and visual experience”.

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