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Destinations for Bastia Ferries
Corsica
Operators for Bastia Ferries
SNCM Ferries
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About Bastia Ferries |
Bastia Ferries port is located on the northeast of Corsica. Bastia was founded in 1380 by the Genoese, who built a fortress to protect it. It was the capital of Corsica until 1791.
Bastia Ferries port is the second French port after Calais, it is the first of the Mediterranea before Marseille.
Bastia Ferries port represents 60 per cent of the Corsican traffic.
Bastia, city of Art and History can easily be seen in a day without the use of car.
As the city of Art and History the town has several beautiful churches, including the San Giovanni Battiste with its classical facades.
The old quarter of the town, know as the Terra Vechhia has many small, winding streets, Baroque churches and is spectacularly set against the maquis-covered hills.
Terra Nova is situated on the opposite side of Bastia Ferries old port, and is a very tidy, plush area with many cafes, bars and restaurants.
The Nouveau Port, created in 1862 to cope with the increasing traffic with France and Italy, became the mainstay of the local economy, and Bastia is now a large commercial centre.
Bastia Ferries arrive at the Nouveau Port, just a five-minute walk from the centre of the town.
Bastia Ferries port address:
Gare Maritime
F- 20200 Bastia
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