Selection of the most beautiful monuments in South Corsica

Tour génoise
20166 Pietrosella

The Genoese tower of Isolella, built in 1608 in Pietrosella, South Corsica, is a circular granite defense tower typical of the genoese 17th century coastal constructions.

Sites archéologique
20170 Levie

Castellu di Cucuruzzu is a protohistoric Torrean site of the Bronze Age, located in Levia, South Corsica, classified as a historical monument. This fortified complex, built on granite chaos at 700 m above sea level, illustrates the Torrean culture with its enclosure, tower and archaeological remains.

Eglise baroque
20100 Ajaccio

The chapel of the Greeks, or Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, is a 16th century oratory located in Ajaccio, Corsica, on the road of the Sanguinaires. It served in the worship of the Greek settlement of Ajaccio between 1675 and 1774.

Escalier
20169 Bonifacio

The staircase of the King of Aragon, dug in the 15th century in the limestone cliff of Bonifacio in Corsica, is a historic monument offering spectacular access to a source of drinking water via 187 to 189 steps carved in the rock.

Tour génoise
20128 Grosseto-Prugna

The Genoese tower of Capitello, built in the 16th century in Grosseto-Prugna in South Corsica, is an historic monument emblematic of Corsican defensive architecture.

Sites archéologique
20170 San-Gavino-di-Carbini

The Castellu d'Araghju is a prehistoric Torrean site of the Bronze Age, located in San-Gavino-di-Carbini in South Corsica, overlooking the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio. This castel, among the best preserved in Corsica, illustrates the defensive architecture of the time.

Tour génoise
20150 Ota

The Genoese tower of Porto, built in the 16th century in Ota, South Corsica, is a fortified square tower overlooking the Gulf, classified as a historical monument since 1946.

Sites archéologique
20140 Sollacaro

The remains of Filitosa in Sollacaro, Corsica, are a major prehistoric site dating back to the seventh millennium BC, reflecting the first human occupation of the island in the Mediterranean. This archaeological site reveals traces of homes and limestone artifacts, providing an overview of the lifestyles of ancient island societies.