Bastia is a commune in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest population of any commune on the island after Ajaccio and is the capital of the Bagnaja region and of the department.
Image: Bastia, A Marina, Vechju Portu
Image: Bastia Boulevard Paoli & Rue Cesar Campinchi panoramio
Image: Ferry sailing from the port of Bastia, Corsica, France (52724232725)
Image: Jardin Romieu (Bastia) (1)
Corsican is a Romance language consisting of the continuum of the Italo-Dalmatian dialects spoken on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, France, and in the northern regions of the island of Sardinia, Italy, located due south.
Bilingual road-signs, with the official (IGN) names (often with their roots in Italian) being crossed out by some local nationalists.
Funerary Inscription in Corsican language at the cemetery of Erbaggio (Nocario)