Bastia Attractions

Bastia, chief town of the département of Haute-Corse and Corsica's principal port, lies at the northern end of the east coast, at the base of the Cap Corse peninsula. Founded by the Genoese in 1380 and protected by a mighty bastion, Bastia was capital of Corsica until 1811, when, on Napoleon's orders, this distinction was transferred to his birthplace, Ajaccio.