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Palais des Gouverneurs
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Palais des Gouverneurs

Pl. du Donjon, Bastia

4.4★★★★★★★★★★255 reviews

Imposing 15th-century citadel overlooking the port, featuring expansive views & a quaint museum.

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We blend the rating (4.4) with the volume of 255 reviews to compute a confidence score of 4.18 (out of 5).

Opening hours

● Closed now
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
  • Thursday: 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
  • Friday: 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
  • Saturday: 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 02:00 PM – 05:00 PM
  • Sunday: Closed

Approximate location

Address: Pl. du Donjon, 20200 Bastia, France

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What visitors say

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  • ★★★★★★★★★★Rok Stražar· a year ago

    Once a palace of the Genoese governors now a museum. Well after exploring the old town, family was hungry. No museum for me. But I loved the old doors to the palace.

  • ★★★★★★★★★★JB Theard· 7 years ago

    Definitely worth the climb from the harbor. You can access the museum garden for a small fee (1€) and have stunning views on the city. The citadel in the back is also quite nice with hidden gems and less crowd when compared to the city d…

  • ★★★★★★★★★★Tony Hymers· 3 years ago

    The WWII exhibition was very interesting, especially the video footage of GIs liberating Bastia. The rest of the stuff on show was ok, not all in English and surprisingly not a lot of its most famous son, Napoleon

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