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City Areas

 

The two parts of the city aid in contrasting the old and the new in Bonifacio. While the upper city contains historical elements in a museum-like display, the harbor bears witness to the economical development of the area.

 

 The vieille ville or la Haute Ville - the Upper city - on the site of a citadel, is located on the promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The citadel was begun in the 9th century with the foundation of the city, has been reconstructed and renovated many times since then, and most recently was an administrative center for the French Foreign Legion. Today it is more of a museum. Historically most of the inhabitants have resided in the Haute ville under the immediate protection of the citadel.

 

The harbor facilities and residential areas below, La Marine, line the narrow shelf of the inlet and extend for some distance up the valley, giving the settlement a linear appearance and creating a third residential section limited by St. Julien on the east. It’s made up of 3 parts, the actual marina where you can have a bite to eat, a fishing port and a commercial port where most trips around the island start.