En un regard
Le château en bref
The Fort de Vivario, or Pasciola redoubt, was built in 1771 to plans by Bourcet de la Saigne to protect the island's internal communications during the French occupation. Originally garrisoned by 48 soldiers, the rectangular three-storey building, of heavy rubble-stone masonry, was surrounded by a ditch and fitted with corner bastions able to hold cannon on the upper floor. Under Napoleon, General Morand turned the fortification into a prison for political opponents of imperial authority in Corsica. The ruins have been protected as historic monuments since 25 March 1977 and remain private property.