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CAMERA

Camera 1     Camera 2

 

Camera is the highest point in the village of Centuri, at 233 meters. From here, you can see the domed church of St. Sylvester, dating from the 16th century, the bell tower, and the former brotherhood of Santa Croce, both listed as Historic Monuments, overlooking Centuri Bay. To the south of the hamlet, you can see Stanti, Pecorile, Ortinola, the Annunziata Convent, and two ruined mills, which were former windmills dating from the 19th century. At that time, the village had over 100 of them, while other municipalities had between two and three. The church and its dome are rare architectural features in Corsica. To the right of the church is the monument to the dead of the First World War (1914-1918), and in the heart of the hamlet you can also see the Chapel of Saint Margaret and the Cipriani funeral chapel. In ancient times, the hamlet of Camera was called Corte-Camera, as the hamlet of Corte was located very close by.

​The hamlet of Corte is located below and to the west of Camera. At the beginning of the century, the hamlet had 30 inhabitants.


 

BOVALO

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Access to the hamlet of Bovalo is via a steep path leading to the Chapel of Saint Anne. Old ruined houses can also be found there.

bovalo 2          bovalo 3


 

MERLACCE

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The hamlet of Merlacce is located on the D35 between Camera and Orche. It features the quadragular tower of the Preziozi family, transformed into a castle by the Franceschi family, more precisely by the Marquis of Sedilo. The open-air terrace and the independent staircase are part of the castle garden. The San Michele Chapel is also located here.

Merlacce 2          Merlacce 3


 

ORTINOLA

Ortinola 1          Ortinola 2

 

Ortinola is a small hamlet of a few houses clustered around the Saint Roch Chapel (San Roccu). It was sacked and burned in 1563 by the Turks. Right next to the chapel, you can see several beautiful American houses. These large and beautiful houses are numerous in Corsica; they were built by locals who left to seek their fortune in Puerto Rico in the 9th century and then returned to live on the island. Not far from the Mattei house, there is also a magnificent stone residence, like a fortified castle. You can see it via a small path opposite the chapel, but you will only see the top of it as it is protected by a large stone wall. It was General Count Leonetto Cipriani, Consul of Sardinia in San Francisco, Governor General of Romagna, and friend of Victor Emmanuel II, who had this neo-medieval castle built at the end of the 19th century, now restored and called Bellavista Castle.


 

ORCHE

Orche

 

The hamlet of Orche, formerly called Orca, is the homeland of the sailor Don Santo Antonmattei, who sailed to Central America and was knighted in Spain by King Ferdinand VI. He then retired to Livorno, where he opened the village school at his own expense. It was attended by 30 students in 1830, compared to 11 in 1974. The hamlet also contains the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, probably rebuilt in the 18th century on the foundations of an old chapel.


 

THE PORT

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The hamlet of Le Port is located at the mouth of the "Fiume di Morta" and has a population of about 100 in the winter and 300 in the summer. In the 1st century BC, there was already a port called Centurinum Civitas, and it was subsequently considered one of the most important ports on the island, eventually becoming the military port of Pasquale Paoli's independent Corsica and the arsenal of the Corsican Navy. It was later burned down and rebuilt during the Second Empire. Today, all the shops that make up the village are located here. To the west of the hamlet is the islet of Capense, detached from the land by marine erosion and fortified in the 13th century, on which are the ruins of the chapel of Santa Maria Maddalena.

Le port 2 Le port 4 Le port 3

CANNELLE

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Cannelle is an old medieval hamlet served by the "Via," a central road paved in the ancient style. Captain Pietri was born here, and numerous monuments are located there, such as the Stopielle Castle, the Cannelle Fountain or "Fontaine Palmieri," the San Ghjacumu Chapel, next to which are the remains of an ancient tower, and finally, an old Pisan tower located at the end of the hamlet, which was one of Pasquale Paoli's residences.

Cannelle 2   Cannelle 5   Cannelle 3


 

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