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The City
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Perched on a white cliff and sculpted by the wind and the sea waves, Bonifacio sits fierce and proud over the Mediterranean.
Welcoming inhabitants since the prehistoric era, Corsica's oldest town has become strategic due to its geographical position on a strait. It was developed by Tuscans to be a citadel and was named after Boniface II of Tuscany in 828. The citadel was held to fight against the Moors of Spain, who were pirates. Fight scene of the Pisan and Genoese armies, Bonifacio was disputed between these two powerful states. It briefly became an Aragonian property but was definitively acquired by Genoa after a series of treasons and sieges. In 1767, the Republic of Genoa sold Corsica to France and asked for special treatments to some cities, including Bonifacio.
Bonifacio has gained international recognition through its protected marine parks, its luxurious nature, and its beauty. The folklore and traditions are still maintained and very much alive.
Welcoming inhabitants since the prehistoric era, Corsica's oldest town has become strategic due to its geographical position on a strait. It was developed by Tuscans to be a citadel and was named after Boniface II of Tuscany in 828. The citadel was held to fight against the Moors of Spain, who were pirates. Fight scene of the Pisan and Genoese armies, Bonifacio was disputed between these two powerful states. It briefly became an Aragonian property but was definitively acquired by Genoa after a series of treasons and sieges. In 1767, the Republic of Genoa sold Corsica to France and asked for special treatments to some cities, including Bonifacio.
Bonifacio has gained international recognition through its protected marine parks, its luxurious nature, and its beauty. The folklore and traditions are still maintained and very much alive.