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The tombs of Cap Corse
Surprising tombs on Cap Corse... often built ostentatiously on the most beautiful promontories facing the sea, they tell the story of adventurers to the Americas or of notable families.
Some look like Capitol buildings, in the shape of a boat or a pyramid...
Like the palazzi, the grand patrician houses, the monumental tombs are part of the architectural heritage of Cap Corse.
They were built between the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 20th century, on the outskirts of hamlets and facing the sea. They are outward signs of wealth and the expression of a powerful link between the living and the dead.

In all the villages of Cap Corse, by the roadside, but always in prominent positions, stand imposing sepulchres.
Built by Cape Corsican emigrants or families of notables, these homes of the dead combine tombs and altars for celebrations, making them veritable funeral chapels.
The interior is often decorated with sculptures, paintings, candlesticks and precious monstrances. The exterior can be luxurious, with surrounding walls, gates, staircases and landscaped gardens with palm or cypress trees.

These buildings are reminiscent of those of the great Florentine or Roman families. Island families come here to pay their respects at least once a year, on All Saints' Day.

The most beautiful buildings are in Sisco (Battistini tomb), Cagnano (Biaggi), but it is in Barrettali, in the hamlets of Minerviu and Cunchigliu, that the families have rivalled in grandeur, but also in the choice of location, facing the sea. The importance of the sea is particularly evident at Pino, where the Bartolomei tomb is in the shape of a boat topped with sculpted anchors.

Features :
- Monumental architecture,
- Mausoleum style,
- Chapel,
- Crypt.

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