The web camera broadcasts the Bastian ferry passenger port online. Bastia is the main port and important economic center of Corsica. It is called the "sea gate" of Corsica. It is from this city begin their journey on the island most tourists from the mainland.
Bastia is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities on the island and the entire Mediterranean, as well as the commercial and commercial centre of Corsica. To fully feel the lively and bright character of the city, it is certainly worth a walk through its area the size of three football fields - St. Paul's Square. Nicholas. It is the most popular place among locals, where life beats the key.
The city was built in 1378 by the Genoese. The name of the city gave an unpretentious, slightly re-lished word "fortress" which sounds in French as bastille. Initially, the fortress was the whole city. It towered over the coast, was a formidable obstacle in the way of conquerors who could try to land on the island. Today, this fortress is one of the main attractions of Bastia.
Due to its successful location, Bastia quickly became the central city of the entire island of Corsica. Today it has one of the largest ports with sea stations in all of France. Directly to the port adjoins the central square of the city, which is a kind of confluence of all the local people. On the square you can always find a lot of tourists and locals, who walk along the coast and look like travelers themselves.