page_title: Libeccio
hierarchical_section_title: Libeccio
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Bastia (Corse) - Lenticulaire formé par le libeccio au large de la ville
context_page_description: The libeccio is the westerly or south-westerly wind which predominates in northern Corsica all year round; it frequently raises high seas and may give violent westerly squalls. In summer it is most persistent, but in winter it alternates with the Tramontane. The word libeccio is Italian, coming from Greek through Latin, and originally means "Libyan".
context_section_description: The libeccio  (/lɪˈbɛtʃioʊ/; Italian: [liˈbettʃo]; Serbo-Croatian: lebić [lěbitɕ]; Catalan: llebeig [ʎəˈβɛtʃ]; Maltese: Lbiċ; Greek: λίβας [ˈlivas]) is the westerly or south-westerly wind which predominates in northern Corsica all year round; it frequently raises high seas and may give violent westerly squalls. In summer it is most persistent, but in winter it alternates with the Tramontane (north-east or north). The word libeccio is Italian, coming from Greek through Latin, and originally means "Libyan".
caption: Libeccio above Bastia
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