Selection of the most beautiful monuments in South Corsica

Tour génoise
20131 Pianottoli-Caldarello

The Caldarello Genoese tower, built in the 16th century in Pianottoli-Caldarello in South Corsica, is a round coastal granite tower that served as an advanced post for coral defence and fishing.

Eglise de style pisan
20170 Carbini

The Church of St John of Carbini, a 12th century Romanesque building located in Alta Rocca (South Corsica), is famous for its connection to the medieval sect of Giovannali and its Pisan architecture classified as a historical monument since 1886.

Tour génoise
20138 Coti-Chiavari

The Capo-Nero tower, built in the 16th-17th centuries in Coti-Chivari, Corsica, is a genoese defensive tower typical of the Mediterranean coast, classified as a historical monument in 1994.

Cimetière
20169 Bonifacio

The military cemeteries and the memorial stele of the Lavezzi Islands, near Bonifacio, honour the 773 victims of the sinking of the frigate La Sémillante in 1855, during the Crimean War. These 19th century memorial sites mark a major maritime tragedy in the Mediterranean.

Tour génoise
20138 Coti-Chiavari

The Genoese tower of Capo-di-Muro, built between 1580 and 1617 in Coti-Chiavari, South Corsica, is an emblematic coastal defence tower of the genoese apparatus of the 16th-17th century, classified as a historical monument.

Sites archéologique
20170 Levie

The archaeological site of Capula in Levi, Corsica, is a historical complex covering the Neolithic, Iron Age and the Middle Ages, including a castellu and a fortress village.

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
20110 Belvédère-Campomoro

The Genoese tower of Campomoro, built in the 16th century in Belvedere-Campomoro in South Corsica, is the most imposing of Corsica, surrounded by a star-shaped enclosure to protect the bay from barbaric raids.