Core di Corsica

Core di Corsica is located in France. Of the six Corsican citadels, the citadel of Corti is the only inland. The peak was already fortified in the ninth century, but in 1419 that Vicentello d'Istria, Viceroy of Corsica to the King of Aragon, made himself master and built the eagle's nest. This stronghold will then occupied by the Corsican feudal lords, the Genoese and the French. The walls of the citadel contained houses and a chapel. The complex was remodeled under Louis XVI then under Louis Philippe who gave it its current profile.