Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Haute-corse

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
20200 Santa-Maria-di-Lota

The Genoese tower of Miomo, built in the 16th century in Santa-Maria-di-Lota, Corsica, is a defensive coastal tower classified as a historic monument. It protected the coasts from barbaric incursions and dominated the mouth of the Miomu fig.

Tour génoise
20247 Rogliano

The Genoese tower of Santa Maria-della-Chiappella, built in the 16th century in Rogliano, Corsica, is a coastal defense tower today in ruins, classified as a historic monument since 1991.

Eglise de style pisan
20220 Aregno

The church of the Trinity and San Giovanni d'Aregno, a Romanesque jewel of the 11th century, dominates the Corsican village of Aregno in Balagne. Classified as a historical monument, it has unique carved motifs and medieval frescoes.

Eglise baroque
20229 Carcheto-Brustico

The church of Sainte-Marguerite de Carcheto-Brustico, a baroque building dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, is distinguished by its openwork bell tower and its warm stone façade, classified as a historical monument in 1976 in Haute-Corse.

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
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
20247 Rogliano

The Genoese tower of Rogliano, built in the 15th century in the Corsican village of Rogliano, is a fortified building emblematic of Genoese military heritage in Corsica, classified as a historical monument since 1935.