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La chapelle Saint-Roch

Bonifacio - Corse du sud - Kallisté - Corse - Corsica - France

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La chapelle Saint-Roch est élevée à l'endroit où mourut la dernière victime de l'épidémie de peste de 1528 qui décima les trois-quarts de la population bonifacienne. Elle surplombe la mer et offre une vue imprenable sur, à la fois, la citadelle, le port, la pointe Saint-Antoine et la Sardaigne. Cette chapelle est fermée aux visiteurs.

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The Saint-Roch chapel is built on the site where the last victim of the plague epidemic of 1528 died, which decimated three-quarters of the population of Bonifacio. It overlooks the sea and offers a breathtaking view of the citadel, the port, Pointe Saint-Antoine and Sardinia. This chapel is closed to visitors.

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