Bonifacio is the most picturesque town in Corsica. Located on the Mediterranean coast, right on the cliffs of white limestone, it is a tasty morsel for everyone who is crazy about ancient towns with their narrow streets, ancient fortresses, mansions built in a patriarchal style.
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How to get
Local airport Figari is located 21 km to the north of the city, from July to August from it to the city center there are buses (7-8 EUR). All year round buses run to Ajaccio (4 hours, 19, 5 EUR) and Bastia (with transfer).
To the Italian Sardinia from here only 12 km by sea across the strait.
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History of the city
Not at all French, but rather, the Mediterranean name given to the city by Viscount Boniface II of Tuscany. He founded it in 828 on the site of an ancient port settlement, founded by the Romans and Greeks in 300 BC. e. Shortly belonged to Bonifacio French. In 1187, the Genoese, enticed by the advantageous location of the port city, seized the fortress and established their colony. The story of the siege of the city was repeated more than once.
But the besieged Genoese resisted the onslaught of Alfons Aragon, and the city did not get it.
Climate
In autumn and spring it's pretty cool and blowing out the wind, in summer it's so hot that no places of interest by noon already does not remain.
Hotels Bonifacio
The city is dominated by hotels 3-5 *. The most popular hotels are located in the lower part of the city, closer to the waterfront and closer to the beaches. Those who prefer to live in the midst of ancient buildings, it is better to rent a room in the Upper City hotel.
Bonifacio can also rent a villa
Beaches
On the beaches of the city there are excellent conditions for sunbathing. You can also go in for beach and water sports here
As there is always a strong sea current around the city, tourists prefer beaches a dozen kilometers from the city: for example, in the bay of Rondinara, the Bay of Santa Mandza, or in the small bays of Catalonga, Sperone and Pianterella, located in the east of Bonifacio. Another resort corner is the Lavezzi Islands, where the marine national park and the underwater center are located. Here you can not tear flowers, catch animals and ride a bicycle, but the beauty is crazy, you can enjoy it for hours.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Bonifacio
The town surrounded by white limestone walls is divided into two parts: the upper city and the lower one (Marina), concentrated around the port .Sufficiently formidable outside, fringed by rocks, inside Bonifacio hides touching carved stone houses, narrow cozy streets, ancient buildings of churches and cathedrals, fragrant gardens and parks . The top point of the city is the observation deck Sait-Roch, from where you can see the rock - "Peschinka" (Grein de sable) . In the old town along the "street of two emperors" Rue des deux Empereurs make their leisurely promenade tourists, eager to survey the city citadel of Bonifacio, crowned with the Aragonese staircase descending to the water - a magnificent historical place, overgrown legends .
Immediately in the cemetery Marin and for the dessert - the monastery of Saint-Francois. At a distance of four kilometers from Bonifacio, at the ledges of the granite rock, a striking place is hidden, permeated with silence - L'Ermitage de la Trinité (Deserts of the Holy Trinity). While here, anyone will find comfort, even for a while, overshadowed by the splendor of the cross carved on the surface of the rock. Tell us more about the six most colorful attractions of the resort.
Quairette Quay
Quayrette Quay - one of the most beautiful places in the city. The local harbor at any time of year is dotted with hundreds of yachts and boats. The harbor is not only the center of the marine life of the city, where ships are sent every day and where new ones are pestering every day. There is a turbulent entertainment life. With the approach of dusk, the embankment is illuminated by a multitude of lights. Like moths flying on fire, she beckons to people who want to have fun and relax
Citadel
If the embankment is the lower part of the city, called the Marina, then the city citadel with the seamen's cemetery and the Aragon ladder is its upper part , located at a height of 60 m. At the entrance to the citadel you will most likely see a skeleton. Do not worry, these are not real bones, but only a copy of them. This "Dama Bonifacio" (this is the name of the skeleton of the 35-year-old woman found here during the excavations) is kept in the Alta Rocca museum.
Aquarium
In the Marina harbor, in a natural cave, the French have arranged a real aquarium. Here you can see the beauty of the underwater world of the Bonifacio Strait - magnificent corals, including black ones, as well as jellyfish, stingrays, small fishes, colorful swallow fishes and many other animals.
- Order a sea voyage for an hour or a whole day. During the walk you can explore the grottoes, which are full in Corsica, admire the picturesque underwater world and get a lot of positive emotions.
- Admire the sunset from the seamen's cemetery, strewn with white crosses. It offers a beautiful view of the sea and the city. Truly, this is the best place to watch the sun go down. Do not be afraid, it's not at all creepy here - mosaics and white chapels create a peaceful environment.
- Visit the Cascades d'Evisa waterfalls.
- Touch the stone walls of the magnificent citadel in the town of Cort.
- Admire the high-mountainous Golden Lake and take a dip in the hot sources in Caldan
- Try soup from sweet chestnuts in one of the cafe on the embankment
- Well, of course, do not forget to climb the Aragon ladder. When else will you be honored to rise on such ancient steps, to the creation of which people who lived more than 5 centuries ago put their hands on?
Bastion Etandar
An amazing view is given to its guests by the Queretti embankment and the Chapelle-Saint-Roche church, which occupied the Monte Roche hill. By the way, earlier this road led to the city through the drawbridge of Porte Des Jeune. The Ethandar Bastion is today the only fragment remaining from the fortifications that were destroyed during the siege of 1554, when the French at the cost of incredible efforts won the fortress from the Genoese. Pay attention to the house with a marble shield located nearby. It was Napoleon Bonaparte who lived in him in 1793.
Cathedral of Saint-Dominique
A fascinating historic area of Bosco, where the rarest Corsican Gothic cathedral of Saint-Domenique is located. This church has an amazing octagonal shape of the bell tower, crowned with crenellated walls. In the architecture of this building, Gothic elements, Corsican aesthetics and the Romance style were intertwined harmoniously.
Church of Saint-Marie-Majer
The church of Saint-Marie-Majer is located in the central part of the city, it will amaze you with its whiteness. In all Bonifacio it is considered to be the most expensive church, so do not apply to it.
Boat trips
The port offers sea walks of any length: from an hour to a full day, swim into numerous sea grottoes (for example, the picturesque Dragons Grotto ) . Several boats go to the islands of Lavezzi, where due to the unique flora and fauna it is not allowed to tear flowers, and even the bike is banned . But on the neighboring island you can roam a bicycle as many as you like: obviously, this will not disturb the fauna in any way . But for an unprofitable This camera is quite possible to clap on the neck . After all, this island is the abode of American and Italian magnates, Princess of Monaco and other equally important persons with paparazzi allergy . Those who prefer to spend time less extreme are waiting for the golf club de Sperone and a horse riding club . Photo by Bonifacio (10)