Patrimonio is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Haute-Corse

Haute-Corse

Haute-Corse is a French department. It constitutes the northern part of the island of Corsica.- History :The department was formed on 15 September 1975, when the department of Corse was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud...

 department of France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 on the island of Corsica

Corsica

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....

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Geography

Located 12 km from Bastia

Bastia

Bastia is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It is also the second-largest city in Corsica after Ajaccio and the capital of the department....

 and 4 km from the micro-region of Saint-Florent

Saint-Florent

Saint-Florent is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse, in the Haute-Corse département* Saint-Florent, Loiret, in the Loiret département* Saint-Florent-des-Bois, in the Vendée département...

, this wine-growing commune is the gateway to the Cap Corse

Cap Corse

Cap Corse, a geographical area of Corsica , is a 25-mile long peninsula located at the northern tip of the island. At the base of it is the second largest city in Corsica, Bastia...

(peninsula at the northernmost point of Corsica).

History

The village of Patrimonio is well known for the quality of its AOC (quality-controlled designation of origin) wines and for its celebrated guitar-nights, an annual festival renowned throughout the world and hosting a wide range of famous performers. The festival lasts for a whole week (7 days).

Population

Sights

• A menhir (or standing stone) found in a vine in 1964 by two labourers, the Gilormini brothers from Patrimonio. (The menhir is called "u Nativu".)
• San Martinu (Saint Martin's) Church
• The small Santa Maria chapel

External links

• Photos of the village
• Official site (in French) of the annual guitar festival (Les Nuits de la guitare de Patrimonio)