Bastia attraction guides

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  Bastia Citadel: What to See in Terra Nova and How Long

  The Bastia Citadel is not a single ticketed monument but a walled hilltop district of lanes, small squares and ramparts above the Vieux Port. Work your way up through the Jardin Romieu, give the cathedral and the Palais des Gouverneurs their time, and save an hour for the views alone.

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  Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bastia: What to See & Know

  Bastia's Cathédrale Sainte-Marie is a compact Baroque church inside the Citadelle, built between 1604 and 1619. It repays 20 to 30 minutes, with a silver processional Virgin, a papier-mâché Assumption and bishops' hats hung over the choir.

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  Jardin Romieu, Bastia: A Visitor's Guide to the Garden

  Jardin Romieu is a small terraced garden linking Bastia's Citadelle quarter to the Vieux-Port, with a belvedere, a monumental stairway, statues and a fountain. Allow 20 to 30 minutes, walk it downhill, and treat the stairway rather than the top terrace as the heart of the visit.

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  Musée de Bastia: Visiting the Palais des Gouverneurs

  The Musée de Bastia occupies the Palais des Gouverneurs in the Citadelle, a Genoese governors' palace whose own history is as much the draw as the Corsican collections inside. Here is where it sits, what to see, how long to allow and when it opens.

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  Place Saint-Nicolas, Bastia: Corsica's Vast Harbour Square

  Place Saint-Nicolas is Bastia's seafront square, roughly 280 metres by 80, with the Napoléon statue at its south end. It is free to walk, needs 20 to 45 minutes, and sits a short walk from the old port and the citadel.

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  Vieux-Port de Bastia: What to See at the Old Harbour

  Bastia's Vieux-Port is the city's fishing harbour and marina, tucked below the citadel between Place Saint-Nicolas and the old town lanes. Here is how to walk it, where the red lighthouse stands, how to reach Terra Nova by lift or stairs, and what fits into half a day.