The site Tappa
DEPARTURE: 10 minutes drive from Porto-Vecchio on the road to Figari. Panel indicator visible from the road (left).
DURATION: 20 minutes to /.
INTEREST: archaeological complex dating from the fourth millennium BC and located at an altitude of 60 meters offering a superb view. It consists of a Cyclopean walls surrounding a village containing a "torre" monumental.
The site Ceccia
START: 6 minutes drive from Porto-Vecchio on the road to Figari. The site is on the left, 4 km before the village of Sotta.
DURATION: 30 minutes to /.
INTEREST: A small path in the village center (40 mn AR) will lead you to a circular monument of about 12 meters in diameter dating from 1350 BC. The panorama is exceptional.
The sites Cucuruzzu and Capula
DEPARTURE: Levie take the road to Sainte Lucie de Tallano then follow the signs.
PAY ENTRY: 5,50 €.
LENGTH: audio tour of 1 hour 30 minutes.
INTEREST: discovery of two remarkable sites along a footpath, "the Casteddu Cucuruzzu of" fortified settlement dating from the Bronze Age and the "Casteddu Capula of" medieval fortification built in the tenth century by the Earl Bianco.
INFORMATION: the reception house archaeological sites Pianu di Livia. Tel. : 0033 (0) 495 784 821
The site Araghju
DEPARTURE: at the exit of the village of Trinidad, route de Bastia, turn left towards the village of Araggio and follow the signs. Free parking area.
DURATION: 1 h 00 to /.
DIFFICULTY: steep and rocky ascent.
INTEREST: prehistoric monumental fortress reflecting 37 centuries of history. It contains a dungeon and a wonderful surrounding wall.
The Departmental Museum of Alta Rocca
You can discover eleven thousand years of human history with the remains found on sites Cucuruzzu and Capula, the Lady of Bonifacio, the oldest human remains found in Corsica, as well as a stunning collection of jewelry dating from the iron Age and a Christ in ivory dating from the sixteenth century.
Each year the Conservative also offers several temporary exhibitions.
INFORMATION on 0033 (0) 495 784 798