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Visit Bastia: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: At the base of Cap Corse, Bastia has something for everyone: a harbour, an old town and citadel, and broad 19th century boulevards

Bastia is on the island of Corsica.

Tourist classifications for Bastia include "town of art and history".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Bastia in Corsica.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Florent at 12 km and Nonza at 13 km.

Bastia, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Erbalunga

at 8 km (direction north-north-east), in the Haute-Corse department

Erbalunga is a small and picturesque fishing village in south-east Cap Corse...

See Erbalunga guide

Saint-Florent

Seaside resort at 12 km (direction west), in the Haute-Corse department

Overlooked by its 15th century citadel Saint-Florent is a very popular resort with an...

See Saint-Florent guide

Nonza

at 13 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Corse department

Nonza is a village with a clifftop tower in south-west Cap Corse, Corsica...

See Nonza guide

Pino

at 24 km (direction north-north-west), in the Haute-Corse department

Pino is a small village and marina in western Cap Corse, Corsica...

See Pino guide

North Cap Corse

at 28 km (direction north-north-west), in the Haute-Corse department

The north of Cap Corse has a lovely beach at Barcaggio and the hill...

See North Cap Corse guide

Centuri

at 30 km (direction north-north-west), in the Haute-Corse department

Centuri is a charming fishing port to the far north of Cap Corse...

See Centuri guide

L'Ile-Rousse

Seaside resort at 43 km (direction west), in the Haute-Corse department

L'Ile-Rousse is a busy town and beach resort in the Balagne region of north-west...

See L'Ile-Rousse guide

Corbara

at 45 km (direction west), in the Haute-Corse department

Corbara is an extensive village with interesting churches and chapels in the Balagne region...

See Corbara guide

Pigna

at 46 km (direction west), in the Haute-Corse department

Pigna is a quaint traditional village of artists and musicians in the Balagne, Corsica...

See Pigna guide

Sant'Antonino

Most Beautiful Village at 46 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Corse department

Sant'Antonino is a beautiful village of medieval streets in the Balagne region of northern...

See Sant'Antonino guide

Algajola

Seaside resort at 49 km (direction west), in the Haute-Corse department

Algajola is a small historic town with a long sandy beach near Calvi in...

See Algajola guide

Montemaggiore

at 49 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Corse department

Montemaggiore is a very small village in the Balagne region of Corsica, with a...

See Montemaggiore guide

Corte

at 51 km (direction south-west), in the Haute-Corse department

Corte is in the heart of central Corsica, and well placed for hiking and...

See Corte guide

Calenzana

at 53 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Corse department

Calenzana is a traditional Corsican town with interesting monuments in the Balagne region...

See Calenzana guide

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Tourist attractions near Bastia, France

What to do at Bastia? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bastia.

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sant'Antonino (46km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre-Dame-des-Neiges d'Erbalunga (Bastia) (9km)
• Eglise de Santa Maria Assunta (Saint-Florent) (12km)
• Chapel Saint Quilico (Olcani) (14km)
• Eglise de San Michele (Murato) (16km)
• Eglise de San Raineru (Montegrosso) (18km)
• Eglise de San Parteo Mariana (Lucciana) (18km)
• Cathédrale Santa Maria de l'Assomption (Lucciana) (18km)
• Eglise de Santa Maria Assunta (Canari) (19km)
• Eglise de San Pancraziu (Castellare-di-Casinca) (26km)
• Chapel de Santa Cristina (Valle-di-Campoloro) (41km)
• Eglise de San Michele (Castirla) (45km)
• Chapel San Nicolao (Sermano) (46km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cap Corse (15km)
• Agriates Desert (36km)
• Cirque de la Solitude (57km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Lama (27km)

Geography and distances

Bastia is on the island of Corsica.

Getting here

Most visitors to Corsica take a ferry from the French mainland into Ajaccio, Calvi or Bastia or take a flight into a local airport such as Ajaccio. For driving distances to Bastia from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Barbaggio, Furiani, San-Martino-Di-Lota, Santa-Maria-Di-Lota and Ville-Di-Pietrabugno.

This page in French: Visiter Bastia