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BASTIA MUSEUM

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Palais des Gouverneurs, Place du Donjon - Citadelle, 20200Bastia, France
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2024
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In the heart of the citadel, in the former Governors' Palace, this MUSEUM offers a timeless visit for young and old alike.

What better place to house Bastia's museum than the Genoese Governors' Palace? The permanent collections retrace the city's history in a building that has itself been transformed over the centuries. Built in the 14th century and refurbished in the 16th and 17th, the palace was initially the seat of the Genoese Republic in Corsica. It was then the center of power under the Ancien Régime, before being used as a barracks until the end of the Second World War, when it was attacked several times. It only became a museum in the early 1950s.

The visit begins with a descent into the basement, the former prison and the cistern. We then discover ancient and medieval Corsica, and the process of Bastia's urbanization through an impressive scale model. We also take a closer look at Bastia's furniture and maritime life. There's also a collection of objects from the Ancien Régime and the Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods, bequeathed to the museum in 1973 by the mayor of Marseille, Michel Carlini. Painting is not to be outdone: numerous canvases, including some thirty that belonged to Cardinal Fesch, Napoleon's uncle, bear witness to the artistic effervescence that reigned in Bastia in the 19th century. Don't forget to end your visit in the charming hanging garden atop the ramparts, from where you can gaze out over the city and the Tuscan archipelago.

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genepi
Visited in september 2022
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Instructif et bien présenté
Des salles spacieuses
Très instructif et pédagogique
Une belle approche "autre" de la corse
Ne pas oublier de terminer par un bol d'air dans le jardin en terrasse
fute_71040
Visited in april 2019
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Un énorme trésor...de fausses pièces!
En flânant de pièce en pièce, on fait d'énormes découvertes sur le passé riche de l'île de Beauté. Pièces, mobiliers, tableaux. En entrant on aperçoit un trésor maritime...De fausses monnaies. Ce qui augure un bon moment de détente au sein du musée. Entrée gratuite lors de mon séjour en Avril.
Visited in october 2017
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Très beau musée, très intéressant et enrichissant.
Lina20
Visited in july 2017
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Trés belle découverte sur Bastia . À faire entre amis ou en famille . Super !
Diopine
Visited in july 2016
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Le lieu idéal une journée de vent ou de pluie pour découvrir Bastia et sa région et la Corse, à travers des œuvres d'art et objet historiques. A la fois pour petits et grands.
Un bon moment de découverte, pas très cher (en haute saison) voire gratuit (en basse saison) et dans le cadre de la citadelle bastiaise.

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