What does legend say about the stairs?

Soldiers carved them in one night

What do boat trips show visitors?

Sea caves and the town from below

Bonifacio Quiz: Corsica's Cliff-Top Town and Sea Stairs

This Bonifacio quiz climbs to the cliff-top old town at the southern tip of Corsica. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on houses perched above the sea, the King of Aragon's Stairs and their legend, the Genoese citadel, the fjord-like harbor, the Strait of Bonifacio, nearby Sardinia, the Lavezzi Islands and boat trips to sea caves.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Island
Which island is Bonifacio on?
Cliffs
What are Bonifacio's cliffs made of?
Houses
What is striking about the old town's houses?
Stairs
What are the King of Aragon's Stairs?
Legend
What does legend say about the stairs?
Citadel
Which power built much of Bonifacio's citadel?
Harbor
What shape is Bonifacio's harbor?
Strait
Which strait separates Corsica from Sardinia?
Islands
Which nearby islands form a marine reserve?
Boats
What do boat trips show visitors?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which island is Bonifacio on?
Answer: Corsica
It is at the southern tip.
Q2: What are Bonifacio's cliffs made of?
Answer: White limestone
The sea has carved them.
Q3: What is striking about the old town's houses?
Answer: They hang over the cliff edge
Erosion has undercut the rock.
Q4: What are the King of Aragon's Stairs?
Answer: Steps carved down the cliff
They lead to the sea.
Q5: What does legend say about the stairs?
Answer: Soldiers carved them in one night
The legend dates to a 1420 siege.
Q6: Which power built much of Bonifacio's citadel?
Answer: Genoa
Genoa ruled Corsica for centuries.
Q7: What shape is Bonifacio's harbor?
Answer: A narrow fjord-like inlet
It shelters boats from storms.
Q8: Which strait separates Corsica from Sardinia?
Answer: Strait of Bonifacio
It is only about 11 km wide.
Q9: Which nearby islands form a marine reserve?
Answer: Lavezzi Islands
Their granite rocks are rounded.
Q10: What do boat trips show visitors?
Answer: Sea caves and the town from below
The cliffs look dramatic from the water.

A Town Perched on Corsica's White Cliffs

Bonifacio sits at the southern tip of Corsica, its old town perched on white limestone cliffs high above the sea. Waves have undercut the rock so deeply that some houses seem to hang over the edge. A narrow, fjord-like harbor below shelters yachts and fishing boats.

The King of Aragon's Stairs are steps carved steeply down the cliff to the sea. Legend says Aragonese soldiers cut them in a single night during a siege in 1420, though they are probably older. Much of the town's citadel was built by Genoa, which ruled Corsica for centuries.

Across the Strait of Bonifacio, only about 11 kilometers wide, lies Sardinia. Boat trips leave the harbor to explore sea caves and view the town from below, and to visit the Lavezzi Islands, a marine reserve of rounded granite rocks and clear water.

What This Quiz Teaches

Travel fans will enjoy these questions.

Where Bonifacio is
What its cliffs are like
Which legends surround it
Who built its citadel
What lies across the strait

Did You Know?

Corsica is the birthplace of Napoleon.
Strong winds often blow through the strait.
Ferries sail from Bonifacio to Sardinia.
The Grain de Sable is a famous eroded cliff.
Corsican is spoken alongside French.