Bastia
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Other Name: -, District: NA, State: Corsica, France
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Languages Spoken: French
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Bastia, is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.Bastia is also an important Corsican port and is famous for its wines.Location
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The building of the Genoese Citadel began in 1378 and was completed about 1530 with the construction of the bell tower at the entrance. The inner courtyard is surrounded by two-storied galleries.Here too are the interesting Museum of Corsican Ethnography, with material on the history of the island, and a Military Museum. The Citadel quarter is known as the Terra Nuova, the new town, as opposed to the Terra Vecchia, the old town.
The Terra Vecchia, the old fishing village, is a maze of narrow lanes and tall, closely packed houses in Bastia.On a spur of rock to the south of the picturesque Old Harbor is the Genoese Citadel, within the walls of which are the palace of the Genoese governor and many old houses.
The central feature of the town of Bastia is the Place St-Nicolas, a large square shaded by plane-trees and palms with a marble statue of Napoleon. The square is bounded on the east side by the quay along the Bassin St-Nicolas. To the north is the New Harbor, to the south the old town.