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Biguglia: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Accommodation in Biguglia

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Nature

The Étang de Biguglia extends across the municipalities of Biguglia, Furiani, Borgo and Lucciana and covers 1,450 hectares. The Étang de Biguglia is classified as a nature reserve.

The nature reserve includes the approximately 3-kilometre-long Tombulu Biancu footpath along the shore of the lagoon.

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Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Biguglia has the Étang de Biguglia as a specific local point of reference.

Culture and History

The Église Saint-André de Biguglia dates from the 16th century and has three altars; the main altar is dedicated to Sant’Andria.

The Castellu de Biguglia developed from the 13th century onwards at an altitude of 450 metres and overlooks the Étang de Churlinu.

The Chapelle Sant’Andria di a Fabrica stands at the meeting point of a mule track formerly used by travellers and a historic route that once connected Balagne via the Tenda Fabbrica pass. The Chapelle Sant’Andria di a Fabrica is a ruined building with a single-nave structure measuring 10.30 metres in length and 3.70 metres in width; carefully worked floor slabs and walls have been preserved.

A Funtana vecchia is described as a possibly Romanesque or Romanesque-inspired spring with a Latin cross and carved pentacle and cross motifs.

Vincentellu governed his viceroyalty and held court in Biguglia for thirteen years, from 1421 to 1434.

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Local Life

According to the municipality’s website, the Marché des producteurs takes place every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Piazza di l’Albore in Biguglia.

Surroundings

In the immediate vicinity of Biguglia are Banda Bianca beach, the Cime du Zuccarello summit, and the Monte a a Torra and Monte Torriccella mountains.

In the vicinity of Biguglia are the ruins of Chapelle San Quilico, the ruins of Chapelle San Cesaro, the Chapelle Santa Maria church, and the ruins of Chapelle Santa Margarita.

For the higher-level travel overview: Haute-Corse.

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