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Situated in the North east of Corsica, Bastia is the main port of the island and its main commercial city. The city was first built in 1378 when Governor Leonello Lomellini from Genoa left the Biguglia castle to settle in a bastion; “Bastia”. This site dominated a sailor marina called Porto cardo (current Vieux Port). Its successors preserved this residence.
A district was born with the installation of citizens from Genoa and the construction of walls protecting the new habitat: Terra Nova (the current Citadel).
Old Porto Cardo became then by opposition, Terra Vechhia. The walls were finished in 1480 and it was necessary to wait fifty years (1530) to see an end to the construction of the Governors’ palace.
During XVI and XVII centuries, the upper town followed the tradition of the cities from Genoa: checkerboard plan and right streets. Many religious orders were born and a very intense cultural life developed.
It is in 1768, that the Republic of Genoa yields Corsica to France. After a short English interlude during the French revolution, Corsica turns back definitively in the French bosom in 1795.
At the end of the XVIII century, the city thrives and its population increases appreciably. During the XIX century, the city extends towards north and on the heights. The urban landscape is then in full change: construction of the law courts, extension of the Place Saint Nicolas, construction of many middle-class buildings bordering broad boulevards…
A City of Art and History, Bastia possesses an extremely rich historical and religious heritage that one discovers with enchantment.
The Bastian agglomeration introduces a rich Corsican rural heritage and its dynamism makes it one of the most beautiful pearls of Corsica.
To prepare your travel and get information on facilities in Bastia, please visit our tourism web site situated on top of the page.
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