Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Haute-corse

Tour génoise
20217 Saint-Florent

The ruins of the Mortella Tower, built in the 16th century in Saint-Florent, Corsica, are a strategic Genoese vestige overlooking the Gulf entrance. Symbol of Franco-Genoese conflicts, it served as a model for British martial towers.

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.

Citadelles
20260 Calvi

Calvi Citadel, built between the 15th and 17th centuries, dominates Calvi Bay in Upper Corsica. An iconic Genoese fortress, it embodies Corsica's military and strategic history with its ramparts, bastions and stunning views of the Mediterranean.

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
20600 Bastia

The church of Saint John Baptist of Bastia, built in the 17th century in the Terra Vechja district, is the largest church in Corsica, combining Baroque facade and 19th century bell towers.

Eglise de style pisan
20239 Murato

The church of San Michele de Murato, a 12th-century Pisan Romanesque jewel in Upper Corsica, is distinguished by its polychrome architecture and frescoes from the 14th century. Located in Murato, it illustrates the Tuscan influence in Corsica under the imperium of Pisa.

Tour génoise
20275 Ersa

The Genoese tower of the Giraglia, built in the 16th century on an island near Ersa in Corsica, is a defensive square tower typical of the Genoese system, now well preserved and classified as a Historic Monument.

Tour génoise
20222 Brando

The Genoese tower of Sacro, built in the 14th century in Brando, Corsica, is an ancient ruined watchtower part of the Genoese coastal defensive system against barbaric invasions.