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Calvi is a commune and a small town in France located in the
north of Corsica. Calvi is one of the most beautiful seaside resorts
located on the north west coast of Haute-Corse in the micro-region
of Balagne.
Calvi is famous for its enchanting setting, its
historic Citadel, its marina, its lake (organization of races for
the world trimaran championship), its bay and its fine sandy beach
of several kilometers, its hinterland , its typical Corsican
villages and its mountains over 2000 meters.
Citadel Logo indicating a link to the element wikidata - built
from 1483 to 1492, dominates the city and the bay with its ramparts.
Former Saint-Jean-Baptiste cathedral
The Saint-Jean-Baptiste
pro-cathedral is a former Roman Catholic cathedral located in Calvi
in the Haute-Corse department. It was the seat of the diocese of
Sagone between 1576 and 1802, the date of its abolition and its
attachment to the diocese of Ajaccio.
Located in the citadel
and originally built in the 13th century, the church was rebuilt in
1570, after partial destruction, in a classic Baroque style. It
became pro-cathedral in 1576 thanks to Pope Gregory XIII, when the
bishops of Sagone established their residence there.
It is
from the Saint-Jean-Baptiste cathedral that all the Calvaise Holy
Week processions start. On Holy Wednesday Our Lady of the Rosary is
dressed in her blue robe and on Good Friday in her black robe. On
Easter Day, she takes on her rich brocade dress. As for the Christ
of Miracles, it is only in the event of calamity that he is solemnly
carried in procession. The religious building has been classified as
a historical monument since August 10, 1920.
The
Saint-Jean-Baptiste cathedral in Calvi is in the “Corsican baroque”
style. Somewhat transformed into a fort, the church only presents
its south-eastern part and its western facade. This is only pierced
by a single portal.
The church is designed in the form of a
Greek cross, the nave extended to the east by the choir where the
high altar sits; the main nave, flanked by two aisles, and the choir
are separated by a balustrade. Two secondary altars frame it in side
chapels. The chapel on the right is dedicated to the Black Christ of
Miracles, and the one on the left to Our Lady of the Rosary.
It has a round dome, with a circular base, surmounted by a
cylindrical lantern reinforced by four contiguous creeping volutes,
pierced between each volute of four small rectangular windows which
provide a soft light on the interior decorations. The cover of the
dome and its large lantern is made of glazed tortoiseshell tiles.
The bay with its white sand beach and pine forest. Without
doubt one of the most beautiful bays of the Isle of Beauty.
The
Lower Town with the rue Clemenceau and its cobblestones dating from
the Genoese era, the Quai Landry with its palm trees, its colorful
bar terraces, the sea and the mountains as a backdrop.
The Notre
Dame de la Serra chapel offers a magnificent view over the entire
gulf.
The lighthouse on the Revelatta peninsula shows another
aspect of the sea with its granite cliffs plunging into the
Mediterranean.
For lovers of scuba diving: at the foot of the
citadel of Calvi at a depth of 26 meters lies a B17 of the American
army following a crash in 1944.