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Le château en bref
The citadel of Saint-Florent, built in 1440 by Giano I di Campofregoso, Doge of Genoa, consists of two round towers and a square tower intended to keep strategic watch over the Gulf of Saint-Florent, protect its harbour and secure Bastia's rear. Strengthened by the Genoese in the 16th century and then by General Paul de La Barthe de Thermes in 1553, its fortifications were further consolidated in the 18th century and transformed at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries; the town of Saint-Florent itself grew up around the fortress in the 16th century. It was from this citadel that Pasquale Paoli left Corsica for exile in England in 1795, a pivotal moment in Corsican history. The citadel and its enclosure are listed (inscrits) as historic monuments, while the keep benefits from a higher level of protection (classé).