Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Corsica

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.

Tour génoise
20150 Ota

The Genoese tower of Porto, built in the 16th century in Ota, South Corsica, is a fortified square tower overlooking the Gulf, classified as a historical monument since 1946.

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.

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
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.

Phare classé MH
20275 Ersa

The Giraglia lighthouse, built in the 19th century on an island near Ersa in Corsica, is a historic lighthouse listed as a national monument, marking Cape Corsica.

Fortin
20147 Osani

The Girolata fort, built between the 16th and 17th centuries in Osani, Corsica, is a bastioned defensive complex protecting a square tower and a chapel, classified as a historical monument since 2013.

Tour génoise
20217 Ogliastro

The Genoese tower of Albo, built in the 16th-17th centuries in Ogliastro, Corsica, is a coastal defense tower against barbaric pirates, classified as a historic monument in 1992.