Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Corsica

Archaeological sites
20170 Levie

Castellu di Cucuruzzu is a protohistoric Torrean site of the Bronze Age, located in Levia, South Corsica, classified as a historical monument. This fortified complex, built on granite chaos at 700 m above sea level, illustrates the Torrean culture with its enclosure, tower and archaeological remains.

Genoese tower
20100 Ajaccio

The Genoese tower of the Parata, located in Ajaccio, Corsica, is a watch tower built between the 16th and 18th centuries to protect the coastline of barbaric pirates.

Archaeological sites
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.

Citadels
20000 Ajaccio

The citadel of Ajaccio, built in the 16th century, is a Genoese military fortress controlling the Bay of Ajaccio, Corsica. A strategic symbol of the city, it underwent several transformations and occupations until its ranking in 2012.

Convent
20140 Petreto-Bicchisano

The convent Saint Francis of Istria, founded in the 17th century in Petreto-Bicchisano in Corsica, is a former Franciscan monastery organized around a closed courtyard, now partially protected.

Bridge
20150 Ota

The bridge of Pianella, built in the 15th century in Ota, Corsica, is a unique arched Genoese bridge listed as a historical monument. It crosses the Porto River in a preserved natural setting.

Bridge
20126 Évisa

The Zaglia Bridge, built in the 18th century in Évisa, Corsica, is an emblematic Genoese bridge listed as a historical monument. It crossed the Tavulella stream in the Spelunca gorges, facilitating the movement of shepherds and inhabitants.

Bridge
20119 Bastelica

The Zippitoli Bridge, built in the 15th and 16th centuries in Bastelica, Corsica, is an old unserviced Genoese pedestrian bridge, 19 meters long, typical of the architecture of the time with its arch in the middle of the hanger and its donkey back.