In which quarter house in Bastia?

What if we go to visit Beauté Island? Obviously, we are talking about Corsica: here is our focus on the areas where to stay in Bastia!

Prefecture of the Haute-Corse located in the region of Bagnaja, Bastia is a coastal town at the eastern base of the peninsula of Cap Corse, between sea and mountains. The main port of the island with Ajaccio, the city is 90 kilometers from the Italian coast, on the eastern foothills of Mount Serra di Pigno, culminating at 960 meters above sea level. Due to the steep terrain, the city extends along its maritime façade, on a 1.5 kilometre wide coastline, with a permanent population of 44,355 inhabitants and 96,548 people throughout the urban area (2015). Looking for a place to sleep in Bastia? We help you in this article, with our presentation of the best areas to stay in Bastia.

Downtown

Multicolored facades yellow, ochres, red, orange, from the linen that hangs on the windows, a cute little port of pleasure, an old-port installed in a small narrow handle with its small boats to the anchor – and its bars, cafes and restaurants adjacent to the pier -, typical squares of the Midi, the groubling activity of the Place Saint-Nicolas : there is no charm Corse To see absolutely. Where to stay in Bastia? In the city center, undeniably. Find countless bars and restaurants around the old-port and the quay of the Martyrs of Liberation, and obviously the Citadel of Bastia. The Museum of Bastia is to be visited inevitably.

South of the neighborhood, Roma garden will offer beautiful views of the sea, not far from the Palace of Governors, classified as Historic Monuments. If you like religious buildings, visit the church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste – with its campaniles, emblematic of Bastia – and enjoy the markets of the city: Place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville, the traditional market every Saturday and Sunday morning and the flea market on Sunday mornings on Place Saint-Nicolas.

Toga

Toga, north of the city, is the quietest area to stay in Bastia. Sleeping in Toga requires a rather high budget because it is one of the city’s most wanted. There is the marina and high-end buildings, some cafes on the seafront. If you are planning to go north to Cape Corsica, Toga can be a good neighborhood where to sleep in Bastia, away from tourists, before taking the road to Cape Town.

South of Bastia, and the heights

Located all the south of the city, between the Lupino and Montesoro districts, the south of Bastia attracts rather the middle classes and offers affordable rates to stay in Bastia. Located between the sea and the maquis, it nevertheless attracts more and more people and tends to gentrify. Near the south is the Biguglia Pond Nature Reserve, a protected wetland of 1,790 hectares and containing the homonymous pond. It is the largest wetland in the island, and an emblem of Bastia. The dimensions of the pond, with a length of 11 kilometers from the north to the south and 2.5 kilometers wide, make it a unique haven of peace in Corsica and whose ornithological interest is no longer to be demonstrated. Located from Antiquity by the Romans, the Pisans and the Genoese, it is home to an exceptional biodiversity: the pond is a nesting place for many migratory birds (more than 120 species), also houses numerous reptiles and amphibians as well as an important aquatic flora.

To take a little back and stay in a holiday villa in the heights of Bastia, around Cardo or Suerta, the ideal is to search for holiday homes on Airbnb .

Main photo credit: Flickr – Pascal POGGI