Bonifacio

Bonifacio is a port town on the southern side of the island. It is just 12 km from Sardinia.

The port side promenade has restaurants and shops and is active at night.

The marina is lined with luxury yachts.

The Bonifacio citadel stands guard over the town.

The Lighthouse of Madonetta stands guard at the entry to the harbor.

The surrounding white limestone cliffs are beautiful.

Take the steep "Escalier du Gouvernail" and venture under the cliffs. Entrance fee is €2.50.

It ends at an opening facing the sea--known as the "rudder" of Corsica. This is the southernmost point   of Corsica.

Viewing the "rudder" from the outside.

The marine cemetery in Bonifacio is the southernmost cemetery in Europe.

Eglise Saint-Dominique is the largest church in Corsica. 

L'Eglise Saint-Marie-Majeure is the oldest church in Bonifacio.

Chappelle de Saint-Roch faces the cliffs of Bonifacio and was built in 1528 at the site where the last plague victim died. It's dedicated to Saint-Roch, the patron saint of the plague.

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