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| Bastia Overview |
| This beautiful old town in Corsica is one of the most commercially successful in the land, and although it has an industrial zone that reaches out into the neighbouring lowlands, the old quarter still exists and has an old world charm in the gently crumbling buildings of its Baroque churches and tall tenements.
While cradling its past with pride, Bastia also looks forward and plans for the future and is not lost in the mire of time.
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| Bastia Essentials |
Palais des Gouverneurs - This grand old 14th century building has Moorish overtones with a great round tower and courtyard arcades.
Terra Nova - Once the military centre, Terra Nova is now home to Bastia’s upwardly mobile younger generation who has turned the old place into a trendy mod-spot.
Eglise Ste-Marie - Dating back to 1458 this church served as Bastia’s cathedral until 1801, but still houses the silver statue of the Virgin which is carried through the town over the Festival of the Assumption.
Oratoire Ste-Croix - This 16th century chapel with its intense blue and gilt decoration in typical Louis XV style holds the sacred, blackened oak crucifix, the Christ des Miracles, which was discovered by fishermen in 1428 and was floating in the sea in a misty incandescent cloud of vapour.
Musee d'Ethnographie - This museum housed in the palace tracks Corsica’s history from prehistoric times. |
| Bastia Calendar - Pick of the Year's Events |
Christ des Miracles - (May) Local fishermen and their families celebrate the miracle of finding the crucifix.
Festival of the Assumption - (August) The little silver statue of the Virgin Mary is carried through town in a celebration of her Assumption. |
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