Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Haute-corse

Tour génoise
20217 Nonza

The Genoese tower of Nonza, built between the 15th and 16th century, is a square watch tower in grey-green schist, perched 167 m on a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, in the Corsican village of Nonza. A strategic symbol of Cape Corsica, it monitored the Gulf of Saint-Florent.

Tour génoise
20245 Galéria

The Genoese tower of Galeria, built in the 16th century on the west coast of Corsica, is a round coastal tower built to defend the Fango valley against barbaric raids. Located in Galeria, it dominates the mouth of the river.

Tour génoise
20222 Brando

The Genoese tower of Erbalunga, built in the 16th century in Brando, Corsica, is a ruined coastal fortification, emblematic of the genoese defensive system against barbaric invasions. Classified as a Historical Monument, it dominates the port of Erbalunga.

Eglise baroque
20253 Patrimonio

Saint Martin de Patrimonio Church, built in the 17th century in Corsica, is a Baroque jewel classified as a historical monument. Located in Nebbio, it houses major works by Badarocco and Lanfranco, witnesses of Corsican sacred art.

Tour génoise
20228 Luri

The tower of Seneca, former 16th century dungeon, is a Genoese tower located between Pino and Luri, in Cap Corse, offering an exceptional panorama on the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian seas.

Couvent
20232 Oletta

The former convent Saint-François d'Oletta, founded in the 12th century in Corsica, is a historic Franciscan building located 2 km from the village, mixing medieval and Baroque architecture, marked by its role in the struggle for Corsican independence and its recent restoration to a private cultural place.

Eglise romane
20217 Saint-Florent

The Cathedral of Sainte-Marie de Nebbio, a 13th century pisano Romanesque building in Saint-Florent, Corsica, was the episcopal seat until 1789. Ranked a historic monument in 1840, it houses the relics of Saint Flor and bears witness to a unique military and religious architecture.

Eglise romane
20290 Lucciana

The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption of Lucciana, a 12th century Romanesque building in Corsica, was an ancient medieval cathedral and episcopal seat. Ranked a historical monument in 1886, it illustrates Corsican religious heritage.