sainte marie church bonifacio southern corsica island france

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Sainte-Marie Church, Bonifacio, Southern Corsica Island, France

The presence of this church is attested from the 13th century deeds in which the oldest dates back to 1222. The western faÃÂ§ade has three entrances is pierced by a large rose which was at that time, the main light of the church. The set corresponding to the nave, the aisles and apses was redesigned in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The high bell tower in the 14th century has been covered in the Baroque dome of masonry bulbous. Attracting medieval city build atop of white and golden granite and limestone cliffs at the southern tip of the island of Corsica facing the Mediterranean Sea. The city of Bonifacio is split into two sections. The `vieille ville` old town, or `Haute Ville` the Upper city, within the citadel is located on the promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The citadel was built in the 9th century