Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Corsica

Baroque Church
20100 Ajaccio

The chapel of the Greeks, or Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, is a 16th century oratory located in Ajaccio, Corsica, on the road of the Sanguinaires. It served in the worship of the Greek settlement of Ajaccio between 1675 and 1774.

Castle
20167 Alata

The Punta Castle, built in Alata in South Corsica at the end of the 19th century, is a partial reconstruction of the Tuileries Palace, classified as a historical monument since 1977. Perched 600 metres above sea level, it dominates a spectacular Mediterranean panorama.

Cemetery
20169 Bonifacio

The military cemeteries and the memorial stele of the Lavezzi Islands, near Bonifacio, honour the 773 victims of the sinking of the frigate La Sémillante in 1855, during the Crimean War. These 19th century memorial sites mark a major maritime tragedy in the Mediterranean.

Citadels
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.

Romanesque Church
20169 Bonifacio

The Sainte-Marie-Majure de Bonifacio church, built in the 12th century, is a Roman-Gothic building located in the Upper Town of this Corsican city, classified as a historical monument in 1982.

Pisan-style church
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.

Staircase
20169 Bonifacio

The staircase of the King of Aragon, dug in the 15th century in the limestone cliff of Bonifacio in Corsica, is a historic monument offering spectacular access to a source of drinking water via 187 to 189 steps carved in the rock.

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.