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Historic house · Bastia · Haute-Corse

Palais Caraffa

Set in Bastia, Palais Caraffa is a historic house. There are 18 other places to visit inside 5 km. Since 2018 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).

Where
In Bastia
inside the commune
Historic monument
2018
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
How well known
Top 9%
#3,165 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Nov
highs of 17–29°C
In brief

Historic house in Bastia

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Bastia

Palais Caraffa is in the commune of Bastia, with 18 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 2018; built in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA2B000017). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Month by month in Bastia

From April to November, Bastia sees highs of 17–29°C.

Jan13° / 8°56 mm
Feb13° / 7°62 mm
Mar15° / 9°62 mm
Apr17° / 12°71 mm
May21° / 15°52 mm
Jun25° / 19°38 mm
Jul28° / 22°14 mm
Aug29° / 22°23 mm
Sep25° / 19°70 mm
Oct21° / 16°111 mm
Nov17° / 12°124 mm
Dec14° / 9°90 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bastia, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Cap Sagro station, 13 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bastia’s full climate →
About

Palais Caraffa

Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages. For a second stop, Pro-cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bastia is 400 m away.

Palais Caraffa on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA2B000017 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Historic house
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 2018
Built
17th, 18th and 19th centuries
Covered in
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Bastia, Haute-Corse
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Where it sits

Orange: Palais Caraffa.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is the commune of Bastia. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Palais Caraffa

The biggest base of the 8 is Bastia (46,867 people). The commune it is in, then the towns of 2,500+ within 25 km.

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  1. 1Bastia
  2. 2Ville-di-Pietrabugno
  3. 3San-Martino-di-Lota
  4. 4Furiani
  5. 5Biguglia
  6. 6Borgo
  7. 7Lucciana
  8. 8Vescovato
1 · It’s in this commune

Bastia

46,867 people

2 · 1.8 km north of it

Ville-di-Pietrabugno

3,215 people

3 · 3.8 km north of it

San-Martino-di-Lota

3,056 people

4 · 5.1 km south of it

Furiani

6,585 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Palais Caraffa isPeople
BastiaIt’s in this commune46,867
Ville-di-Pietrabugno1.8 km north of it3,215
San-Martino-di-Lota3.8 km north of it3,056
Furiani5.1 km south of it6,585
Biguglia8.5 km south of it7,642
Borgo14 km south of it10,311
Lucciana17 km south of it6,923
Vescovato21 km south of it3,406

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Among the 42 within 15 km are 3 attractions, a cathedral and a château.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Palais Caraffa

Where is Palais Caraffa?

Palais Caraffa is in Bastia, in Haute-Corse (Corsica).

What is Palais Caraffa?

Historic house.

Is Palais Caraffa a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 2018, Mérimée record PA2B000017.

How well known is Palais Caraffa?

Palais Caraffa has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Palais Caraffa?

April to November are the warmest months in Bastia, with afternoon highs of 17–29°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Palais Caraffa?

Within 15 km: Pro-cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Bastia (400 m), Casabianca (800 m), Palais des Gouverneurs (300 m) and Citadelle et palais du Gouverneur (500 m).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.