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Mantinum pathway in Bastia

The city of Bastia has been on a landscaping binge lately. In our May/June 2021 issue, we profiled the sinuous Aldilonda pathway introduced along the Corsican coast. But Bastia’s efforts to improve access to the water have not stopped there. Beneath the citadel that lies at the city’s heart, another new landscape now meets the Mediterranean. Smooth, symmetrical, and elegantly subdued, the Mantinum pathway introduces an accessible public link between land and sea.

A path of stairways, ramps and belvederes winds through the structure, culminating at a majestic shoreline vista. Alongside the walkway, a slender (and slightly taller) formation discreetly houses an elevator. Designed by French firms Buzzo Spinelli Architecture and

Bastia’s Mantinum Makes the Rugged Coastline Accessible

An accessible new pathway makes a striking statement in the Corsican port city.

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