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France, Corsica, Bastia, Terra-Nova And The Old Port At Sunrise, The Bell Tower Of Ste-Marie Church (Center Left)

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Overview

As France鈥檚 second busiest passenger port, after Calais, the dynamic city of Bastia remains lively year-round, and offers a wonderful welcome to Corsica. While it may not have the relaxed charm of its long-term rival Ajaccio, and is home to fewer people, it鈥檚 much larger to stroll around, and has the feel of a genuine lived-in city that refuses to sell its soul just to please the tourists.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Bastia Citadel street.

    Terra Nova

    Bastia

    Looming above the harbour, Bastia鈥檚 stern-walled citadel was built between the 15th and 17th centuries for the city鈥檚 Genoese masters. Known as the Terra鈥

  • Old port and church of St. John the Baptist in Bastia, Corsica, France.

    Vieux Port

    Bastia

    Bastia鈥檚 Vieux Port is ringed by precariously tall, pastel-coloured tenements and buzzy brasseries, and overlooked by the twin-towered 脡glise St-Jean鈥

  • Terra Vecchia

    Terra Vecchia

    Bastia

    Criss-crossed by narrow lanes, Terra Vecchia is Bastia鈥檚 heart and soul. Shady place de l鈥橦么tel de Ville hosts a lively morning market on Saturday and鈥

  • The Governors Palace in the citadel, Bastia, Corsica, France.

    Mus茅e de Bastia

    Bastia

    Occupying the former palace of Bastia鈥檚 Genoese governors, set into the formidable walls of the citadel, this museum retraces the city鈥檚 history from its鈥

  • Place St-Nicolas

    Place St-Nicolas

    Bastia

    The 19th-century place St-Nicolas, an enormous paved square that sprawls from the ferry port towards the old harbour, is the focus of the everyday life of鈥

  • Cath茅drale Ste-Marie

    Cath茅drale Ste-Marie

    Bastia

    Dating from the early 17th century, Bastia's richly ornate cathedral stands in the heart of the citadel. Seven caps hang over the choir, each belonging to鈥

  • Jardin Romieu

    Jardin Romieu

    Bastia

    Climbing the hillside below the mighty walls of the citadel, and threaded through by interlacing paths and stairways, this wooded park makes a scenic鈥

  • 脡glise Ste-Croix

    脡glise Ste-Croix

    Bastia

    Adjoining and slightly predating the Cath茅drale Ste-Marie, the rococo 脡glise Ste-Croix features gilded ceilings and a mysterious black-oak crucifix, said鈥

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