Illustration - Corse du Sud - France

FRANCE. CORSE DU SUD (2A) EXTREME SOUTH REGION. BONIFACIO. THE CITADEL. PERCHED ON CLIFFS OVER 60 METERS HIGH, THE CITADEL HAS STOOD SENTINEL OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. 25 MILLION YEARS OLD, COMPRESSED LIMESTONE STRATA HAVE CREATED A STRATEGIC ROCKY OUTCROP ON WHICH MAN FIRST SET UP SURVEILLANCE POINTS, AND THEN A FORTIFIED TOWN. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM