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Pianu di Levie
Inland from Porto-Vecchio, the Alta Rocca region also musters up a handful of well-preserved megalithic remains. About 7km to the north of Levie, Pianu di Levie comprises two archaelogical sites, the castelli (castles) of Cucuruzzu and Capula, connected by an interpretive trail. Archaeologists believe they were erected during the Bronze Age, around 1200 BC.
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Escalier du Roi d’Aragon
From the citadel, the Escalier du Roi d’Aragon cuts down the southern cliff-face. Its 187 steps were supposedly carved in a single night by Aragonese troops during the siege of 1420, although the troops were rebuffed by retaliating Bonifacio residents once they reached the top.
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Gouvernail de la Corse
At the western tip of the peninsula, an underground passage dug by hand during WWII leads to the Gouvernail de la Corse, a rock about a dozen metres from the shore with a shape reminiscent of the rudder of a ship.
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Palais des Gouverneurs
One of the citadel’s landmarks, Palais des Gouverneurs houses Musée d’Histoire de Bastia (04 95 31 09 12; admission €5; Tue-Sun 10am-6pm), which provides an overview of the history of the city.
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Chapelle de l’Immaculée Conception
Don’t miss the baroque Chapelle de l’Immaculée Conception, with its elaborately painted barrel-vaulted ceiling; it briefly served as the seat of the short-lived Anglo-Corsican parliament in 1795.
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Musée de l’Alta Rocca
The well-organised Musée de l’Alta Rocca at Levie does a good job of elucidating Corsican geology, climate, flora and fauna. It also features ethnology and archaeology sections.
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Bastion de l’Étendard
Inside the citadel’s old gateway, the Porte de Gênes, is the 13th-century Bastion de l’Étendard, which houses a small historical museum exploring Bonifacio’s past.
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Église Ste-Dominique
This is one of Corsica’s few Gothic churches. It has reliquaries carried in processions through the town during a number of religious festivals.
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Caserne Sampiero
Inside the battlements is the well-proortioned Caserne Sampiero, which was the seat of power for the Genoese administration.
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Église Ste-Croix
The Église Ste-Croix features gilded ceilings and a mysterious black-oak crucifix, which was found in the sea in 1428.
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Chapelle St-Roch
The Chapelle St-Roch is known for its 18th-century organ and trompe l’œil roof.
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