A Scudella

Bastia


Tucked down a back alley near the Vieux Port, this is a superb spot to sample traditional mountain cuisine, from appetisers of fine Corsican charcuterie and beignets de brocciu (sweet, lemon-scented fritters filled with ricotta-like Brocciu cheese) to veau aux olives (stewed veal with olives) and flan à la châtaigne (chestnut flan).


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Nearby Bastia attractions

1. Terra Vecchia

0.07 MILES

Criss-crossed by narrow lanes, Terra Vecchia is Bastia’s heart and soul. Shady place de l’Hôtel de Ville hosts a lively morning market on Saturday and…

2. Église St-Jean Baptiste

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The dramatic twin-towered church of John the Baptist soars majestically above the Vieux Port waterfront. Viewed from the citadel above, it’s the most…

3. Vieux Port

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Bastia’s Vieux Port is ringed by precariously tall, pastel-coloured tenements and buzzy brasseries, and overlooked by the twin-towered Église St-Jean…

4. Chapelle de l’Immaculée Conception

0.11 MILES

Notable for its elaborately painted barrel-vaulted ceiling, the baroque Chapelle de l’Immaculée Conception served in 1795 as the seat of the short-lived…

5. Chapelle St-Roch

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The Chapelle St-Roch is known for its 18th-century organ and trompe l’œil roof.

6. Jardin Romieu

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Climbing the hillside below the mighty walls of the citadel, and threaded through by interlacing paths and stairways, this wooded park makes a scenic…

8. Musée de Bastia

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Occupying the former palace of Bastia’s Genoese governors, set into the formidable walls of the citadel, this museum retraces the city’s history from its…