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Bastia is primarily a port city so the sea has a predominant place in the spatial organization of the city. Nowadays Bastia has three different ports. The Old Port: located in a narrow cove that offers good protection against the Mediterranean weather.
Bastia is a modern port city, and since 1976 it has been the capital of the département of Haute-Corse. Bastia manufactures cigarettes, cigars, and preserves, and its exports include the celebrated wines of Cape Corse.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sightseeing: Bastia is a port city with a population with of over 43,000 inhabitantson o the north-eastern coast of the island of Corsica. The old town (Terra Vecchia) is built in and around the central part of the harbor and is a network of alleys connected by dark, vaulted passages.
Bastia is a commercial port town (the most important on Corsica) found to the north-east of the island. It is in an impressive location with the hills and Cap Corse behind the town. The town is now officially classified as a 'Town of Art and History' in France.
Bastia, where you can live la Dolce Vita all year long: first of all, the Place Saint Nicolas and its music kiosk, its statue of Napoleon, its colourful façades and café terraces and restaurants in the shade of sycamore trees.
Bastia, the ultimate city of art and history is far too often considered a mere gateway to Corsica. Yet around the port of Bastia are some of the wonders of Baroque art in Corsica and lovely places to live, atmospheres to enjoy on the Vieux-Port and in the alleys of Terra Nova.
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Bastia was founded in 1378 when the Genoese governor Leonello Lomellini left Biguglia Castle to settle in a stronghold in Bastia. This site dominated a fisherman’s navy that was then called Porto cardo (the current Old Port).
