About the city
Bastia is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the capital of the department. Bastia is also an important Corsican port and is famous for its wines.
Situated in the northeast of Corsica, at the base of Cap Corse, Bastia is the principal port of the island and its main commercial town. The average annual temperature is about 15.3 °C, and there are usually five days of freezing weather per year. The wind in Bastia is frequent and violent, and the annual rainfall is copious. However, there are about 340 days of sunshine per year