Selection of the most beautiful monuments in South Corsica

Citadelles
20169 Bonifacio

The citadel of Bonifacio, a medieval fortified enclosure built in the 12th century, dominates the Corsican town on a 60-metre cliff. This Genoese president, both military and urban, controlled the mouths of Bonifacio and protected the trade routes between Genoa, Liguria and Sardinia.

Sites archéologique
20100 Sartène

The alignment of Pagliajo is a megalithic site of the Bronze Age in Sartène (Corse), comprising 258 menhirs and funeral chests, classified as a historical monument in 1974.

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.

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.

Tour génoise
20100 Ajaccio

The Genoese tower of the Parata, located in Ajaccio, Corsica, is a watch tower built between the 16th and 18th centuries to protect the coastline of barbaric pirates.

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.

Tour génoise
20130 Cargèse

The Genoese tower of Omigna, built in the 16th century in Cargesis in South Corsica, is a round watch tower of 12 meters high, designed to protect the coastline from barbaric raids. Ranked a historical monument in 1991, it bears witness to the genoese defensive architecture in the Mediterranean.

Pont
20150 Ota

The bridge of Pianella, built in the 15th century in Ota, Corsica, is a unique arched Genoese bridge listed as a historical monument. It crosses the Porto River in a preserved natural setting.