Boniface II of Lucca founded the city in 828 as a defensive outpost against Saracen attacks on Tuscany; the fortifications held inviolate for 725 years, when the Moslems under Turgut Reis penetrated the city and massacred all 298 Genoese soldiers.
An idyllic and peaceful place now, we spent the better part of a week in Bonifacio and surroundings. It is one of the most spectacular locations we have visited.
15 August 2016, iPhone 6 Plus