Bastia tourist information
In the North of Corsica, the old capital of the island where stayed Balzac keeps an appearance widely influenced by quite close Italy. It was while a citadel put on the water, protecting the low city: Terra-Vecchia and the natural handle of the current Old Port, with the authentic charm. Very fast, the city grows rich of numerous religious buildings, oratories of brotherhoods and conventual buildings.
The dynamism of the city meets itself in the heart of the picturesque market which welcomes a joyful crowd and lovers of the best products of the soil. Bastia is a city of colours and flavors. Please , discover, by walking, the districts of the citadel which lives at the rate of its donjon and of its buildings in watchtower on the Med, the alleys ofi " U Portu Vecchju ", alleys paved around the market; and Port-Toga, stopping place of the sailors. By going out of the port, the place Saint Nicolas, shaded by plane trees and by palm trees, offers itself towards the guest. Here, the air always produces the true charm of the countries of the South.
In all the city rise typical religious buildings Baroque . Built by the sea, Bastia spreads its beaches to city gates.
Bastia's situation favors the activities of open air. The sea, everywhere present, becomes a place of exploits. Dominating the city, the campaign where get involved the exhalations of undergrowth and orderly gardens asks only to surprise the walkers in feet or in cycle.
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