Construction of the castle 1380 (≈ 1380)
Edited by Arrigo di la Rocca on a virgin site.
1401
Death of Arrigo di la Rocca
Death of Arrigo di la Rocca 1401 (≈ 1401)
Start of struggles for the control of the castle.
1502-1503
Seat and taken by Genoa
Seat and taken by Genoa 1502-1503 (≈ 1503)
Fall after Rinuccio de la Rocca revolt.
12 avril 1511
Death of Rinuccio de la Rocca
Death of Rinuccio de la Rocca 12 avril 1511 (≈ 1511)
Final abandonment of the site shortly after.
26 mars 2021
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 26 mars 2021 (≈ 2021)
Total protection of the castral site and perimeter.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
In total, the castral site of Baricci, namely, the house, the fortifications, the accesses, the chapel, the oven and other constitutive arrangements of the site, with all the soils within a perimeter of 100 meters radius, located at Sartène (South Corsica), on plots Nos. 93, 94 and 95 of section K of the cadastre, and at Foce, on parcel No. 359 of section B of the cadastre, as shown in pink on the plan annexed to the decree: classification by decree of 26 March 2021
Key figures
Arrigo di la Rocca - Lord and builder
Founded the castle in 1380, led military campaigns.
Rinuccio de la Rocca - Rebel Lord
His revolt in 1502 led to the destruction of the castle.
Origin and history
The castle of Baricci was built in 1380 by Arrigo di la Rocca on a virgin site of any previous fortification. This Corsican lord, engaged in military campaigns, made it a strategic place, quickly coveted after his death in 1401. The monument then became the issue of struggles between local clans, while serving as a residence for the Cinarchesi lords of the Rocca in the 15th century. Its role extends to the southern administration of the island, combining military, residential and political functions.
In 1502, the revolt of Rinuccio de la Rocca against Genoa triggered a siege of the castle. A group of mercenaries, supported by artillery, took over in 1503. Occupied by a Genoese garrison, the site was destroyed shortly afterwards, and finally abandoned in the first decades of the sixteenth century, after the death of Rinuccio in 1511. The ruins, classified as Historic Monument in 2021, include the house, fortifications, a chapel and an oven, protected within a 100-metre perimeter.
The castle illustrates the tensions between local and genoese authorities in Corsica at the hinge of the 15th and 16th centuries. Its architecture reflects the defensive needs of the time, while its history bears witness to the seigneurial rivalries and the progressive affirmation of Genoa on the island. Today, the castral site, although partially in ruins, retains traces of its strategic and residential past.
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