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Museum of ethnography and society opened in 1997 in the citadel, the island's only fortification built inland. The ticket also gives access to the eagle's nest fortress overlooking the town and the valleys.
Official websitemuseudiacorsica.corsica→Napoleon's birthplace, on Rue Saint-Charles in the old town. Across three floors, furniture, family portraits and documents evoke the Bonaparte family and 18th-century Corsica.
Visit Corsicavisit-corsica.com→Housed in the Genoese Governors' Palace on Place du Donjon, it traces the history of the city and hosts temporary exhibitions. The rampart gardens look out over the Vieux-Port.
Official websitemusee.bastia.corsica→Discovered in 1946, this listed historic monument features statue-menhirs carved with faces and weapons, along a trail of about 2 km above the Taravo valley. Open from April to October.
Official websitefilitosa.fr→Lanes, churches and houses clinging to the edge of the limestone cliffs. The King of Aragon's Staircase, 189 steps cut into the rock, leads down to the sea; it is open according to seasonal hours.
Bonifacio Tourist Officebonifacio.fr→On the evening of Good Friday, an anonymous penitent in a red robe, barefoot and with a chain around his ankle, carries a heavy cross through the lanes of the old town. A centuries-old procession watched in quiet contemplation.
Sartenais-Valinco Tourist Officelacorsedesorigines.com→