The citadel in Bonifacio, Southern Corsica, France Aug 20, 2025

Set at Corsica"s southern edge, Bonifacio looks out across a narrow strait to Sardinia, its limestone cliffs towering above the waves. Bonifacio didn"t begin as a picturesque tourist destination—it was originally established as a coastal fortification and has spent centuries guarding one of the Mediterranean"s busiest sea lanes. Established in 828 CE by Boniface II of Tuscany, the commune gradually became a meeting point for traders, soldiers and sailors—each group contributing to the evolution of the town"s structure. Bonifacio is divided into two sections, with the "vieille ville" (old town)—also known as "la Haute Ville" (the Upper City)—standing on a high cliff within the original citadel walls. Below, the marine area lines the narrow inlet with harbours, waterfront homes and a growing valley community.

© Marc Dozier/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Aug 20, 2023Start Point Lighthouse, South Devon, England
Aug 20, 2024Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Dec 2, 2024Moose, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
Jun 6, 2025Common pheasant, Normandy, France
Jul 28, 2024Skåne County, Sweden
Nov 18, 2023Polar bear mother and cubs
Feb 26, 2025Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland
Dec 31, 2024Fireworks over Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada
Aug 7, 2025Gasparilla Island Rear Range Light, Boca Grande, Florida, United States
May 17, 2025A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
Aug 19, 2024Bufadero de la Garita, Gran Canaria, Spain
May 1, 2024Hawaiian lei flower garlands
Jan 21, 2025Eurasian red squirrel
Aug 6, 2024Molokini crater, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Oct 5, 2023Gentoo penguins, Antarctica
Apr 20, 2024Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park
Dec 24, 2025Starling murmuration, Brighton, England
Jan 2, 2025Ardez village, Graubunden, Switzerland
Dec 12, 2024Poinsettia flower
Sep 2, 2024Red-and-green macaws, Brazil
Jan 20, 2026Gentoo penguin, Petermann Island, Antarctica
Sep 14, 2023Przewalskis horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia
Dec 2, 2023Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
May 17, 2024African elephants, Tanzania
Jun 5, 2024Masoala National Park in Madagascar
Nov 29, 2023Schwerin Castle on Lake Schwerin, Germany
Jun 14, 2024Peggys Cove Lighthouse, Canada
Nov 1, 2025Bison, Yellowstone National Park
Sep 16, 2024Wallabies at sunrise, Australia
Jan 11, 2026Blue walls of Chefchaouen, Morocco
Feb 16, 2024Pyrrhuloxia bird
Nov 28, 2024Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, Canada