Calvi, another beautiful Corsican city located on the northwest coast |
Le Moulin Joli and Hotel Saint Christophe, Calvi |
D'une Île à l'autre - recycled wood decorative arts, Calvi |
Southwest Bastion, Citadel of Calvi, Haut-Corse |
Citadel of Calvi |
Quai Adolphe Landry, Calvi |
Quai Adolphe Landry with the Citadel of Calvi |
Panorama of the Citadel of Calvi from the port |
Port of Calvi |
Port of Calvi protected by the Citadel |
Portside bars and restaurants, Calvi |
Quai Adolphe Landry, the Calvi harbor side pedestrian area |
Eden Port, Calvi |
Port with the Citadel of Calvi |
Port with the Citadel of Calvi |
Boar's Head, Calvi |
Église Sainte-Marie Major de Calvi |
Bar in Calvi with a selection of Corsican beers |
Brasserie A Macagna, Calvi |
Hotel Belvedere, Calvi |
Calvi War Memorial - Monument aux Morts 1914-1918 |
Calvi War Memorial - Gloire à la trompette, 1922 |
Citadel of Calvi, built at the end of the 15th C. by the Republic of Genoa who controlled Corsica since 1284 |
Calvi's Motto - Civitas Calvi Semper Fidelis - always loyal (to the Republic of Genoa) |
Inside the Lower Citadel Gate, Calvi |
Lower Gate to the Citadel of Calvi |
Upper Town, Citadel of Calvi |
PLE - Patrouille Légion Étrangère, Calvi |
View of Calvi from the Citadel |
Calvi, then part of the Republic of Genoa, claims to be the birthplace of Christopher Columbus |
View of the Lower Town from the Citadel of Calvi |
Lower Town with the Church of Ste-Marie Major from the Citadel of Calvi |
Old house along Route de la Citadelle, Calvi |
Upper Town, Route de la Citadelle, Calvi |
Upper Town, Citadel of Calvi |
Carrughhju Cassablanca, Citadel of Calvi |
U Fiatu Muntese - The Mountain Breath in Corsican |
The Bay of Calvi from the Citadel |
Clear blue Mediterranean Sea beneath the walls of Calvi Citadel |
View to the west from the Citadel of Calvi |
View to the west from the Citadel of Calvi |
Punta San Francesco to the west of the Citadel, Calvi |
Punta San Francesco, Calvi |
Calvi Cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, seat of the Bishop until 1801 when it was moved to Ajaccio |
Calvi Cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste |
Calvi Cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste |
Inside Calvi Cathedral |
Fresco of the Crucifixion, Calvi Cathedral |
Piazze d'Arme, Citadel of Calvi |
Calvi has only been French since 1769 when France took over the briefly independent Republic of Corsica |
Northwest Bastion, Citadel of Calvi |
Restaurants and bars line the quai along the Port of Calvi |
Oper Air Amphitheater, Port of Calvi |
Tour boats leave Calvi regularly for the Scandola Nature Reserve |
Citadel of Calvi |
Citadel of Calvi |
Onboard the Colombo Line "Cristal", Calvi |
Panorama of Calvi from the "Cristal" |
Returning to the Port of Calvi past the Citadel |
Late afternoon, Port of Calvi |
Port of Calvi |
"Cristal" back in port from a scenic cruise of the Scandola Nature Reserve |
Colombo Line "Cristal" tour boat, Port of Calvi |
Citadel of Calvi |
Lake afternoon hike out to the Punta San Francesco |
Punta San Francesco is a great place for sunset views of the Citadel of Calvi |
There are some ruins at Punta San Francesco, Calvi |
Punta San Francesco, Calvi |
View of the Citadel of Calvi from Punta San Francesco |
The British besieged Calvi im 1794 in support of Corsican Nationalists against the French who captured the island in 1768 |
Horatio Nelson, then a Captain in the Royal Navy, lost an eye during the Siege of Calvi |
Citadel of Calvi at sunset from Punta San Francesco |
Late afternoon - Citadel of Calvi |
Sundowners, Punta San Francesco, Calvi |
Sundowners, Punta San Francesco, Calvi |
Sundowners, Punta San Francesco, Calvi |
Sundowners, Punta San Francesco, Calvi |
Sundowners, Punta San Francesco, Calvi |
Sunset from Punta San Francesco, Calvi |
Sunset from Punta San Francesco, Calvi |
Citadel of Calvi at sunset from Punta San Francesco |
Citadel of Calvi at sunset from Punta San Francesco |
Sunset from Punta San Francesco, Calvi |
Citadel of Calvi at sunset from Punta San Francesco |
Sunset from Punta San Francesco, Calvi |
No Coffee Drink a Beer! |
Basqueland Brewing Project IPA |
Cellar Bar, Calvi |
Christian out in Calvi |