The Republican journal., 1912-08-08
BASTIA.

FS% ;tr Of 8astia beside the Tuscan
sbite city u
~ =. roun owes its name to the bastions
lo' ...tle. founded in 1883 by Leon
d 'l' ,,siGoo. 1t occupies a superb
si' Varboeuf, who ruled Corsica
I'''1 many years, and who was the
i" - charles and Letitia Bonaparte,
tiei- 4t little Rue St. Charles, in
i9 u. med ON September %, 1856, and
Al'.', IN the church of St. John the
p,.+. at Bastia.
0,T rrg 5 the most important in
,s ard has population of nearly
u. assa3. Its thriving Industrial
u1. Commercially. 1t is more French in
-taao any other part of Corsica.
~ zeal position favors its de-
49, ....- is in constant commune
.U the continent, either via
~-,. ..--l.
...- s-ed throngs crowd the
lace St. Nicholas, which
ris. Here stands an
of Napoleon the First,
~F.a uf Florence.
r.....- he a cross between a Ro-
nd a prize fighter! The
, 3D. is Roman, but the
~ s,le on the body is simply
'.-- not at all graceful or awe
,.,.rrg We saw it first by moon
:r,- q. thought that had Napoleon
%.. +a-.slr he might have preferred
.r.,-- tg.t eft Elba, at which he is
,srrs... staring with such a stony
az
r- ur5ge is good at Bastia, and
..r. .o ~eo excellent hotels, the
r...- quite modern and up-to-
.,s +. .- only recently been opened
-... ..Hic. and the comfortable old
r Fr, lie France, whose genial
made US feel thoroughly at
,r- ro- climate is perfect, having
,-q IT. and the surroundings most
ss.ata
Bssr. was the fourth of the Genoese
lm,-. N Iprsica, and was once the
.uts If tie island. There are the two
MA. t. va and the new. Tie old,
gs picturesque with its citadel and the
MT ag leltered at its base.
N. us--s are built in the Genoese
sr ry stories high, and the
r pf multi-colored garments
rr u-uended from window to
r.- au-' in the air carries one
70. ehtful days in Genoa with
... freedom and mirth. In the
a stan streets a heavily laden
as item dispute ones right of
81 --a shrill cries of the fisher
oen -au1 us that Italy is indeed
s. 49, ms distant by sea. The
AK JnIer the trees is always
i -r and alive with animation.
r .a in luscious pyramids,
'r l vegetable under the sun
.r- LIS sale, myriads of strange
rT zeal coloring, dried figs in
i-. is, and the snowy cream
g~ .a 'broccia, that essentially
gs. tact. Dogs wander around
IA with an ever ready eye and
w. ~ chance falling to the
o- desired delicacy. Strong
ous baskets poised on head,
r md barter unduly with the
who come in with their
w.. The rich lands of enter
r uase.
j. the Cathedral toll the
le and under the burning
lg flies buzz and swarm.
rtie5 just outside, while
TO- beyond with its poig-
ut those few days in
". Town reminds one Of the
l .r familiar on the CONT
q e plenty of shops, and a
20. Prosperity, contentment,
's The streets are paved
Fly L-sPer and are kept clean
3D.. lust.
H. IF the great Nelson per-
ID rs they do Calvi not far
va rom there that he wrote
.. England, in 1894. eff i
4- .~' .-7 me 500 troops, to a cer-
'''. have stormed the town,
'' Ii might have been carried.
a.07 -, slow that seamen think
W.T.. ~., Ian to go forward"
]. 'ar Of the Genoese, Bastia
We I'd silence of the governor of
U' saia Corsica. Its situation is
''4 as-4arEable, built in an amphi-
,''4Ie around its tiny harbor in the
's'' 'l' sud hacked by verdant hills,
\, Sides o. which are picturesquely
''-F- 'iih ~lburban homes and villas,
H 'it Tranquil midst of olive, citron,
Fs'. and range trees.
I's ID is the starting point for the
N 'H Dip around enhancing Cap Corse,
4-o-u Of Corsica, which no one ever
! I''A l- Stand without having visited.
h. .''} around Bastia is exquisitely
'.' apuyating, whether one de-
'u re charming little town by
Is ''a I'D boulevard de Cardo, with it's
q pines outlined against