Isula Grande

L'Ile-Rousse is a place inhabited by man since the highest antiquity. A thousand years before our time, a small prosperous city and dependent of the city of Tyre (in Phoenicia) was called Agila. It later became a Roman trading post under the name of Rubico Rocega.

The Islands have served as a port for many sailors and this, well before the creation of L'ile-Rousse from 1758. Indeed, L'Isula Grande has in its center the cove of Funtanaccia, which was the first port of the site, from the first history until the golden age. There is also in the center, still visible, a tower built in 1530 and 1531, partially destroyed in 1755 during a battle between Corsicans and Gentiles.

The fortifications of Funtanaccia are the result of the construction of a new fortress

The fortifications of L'Isula Grande, of L'Isula di Saletta as well as the tower of Scalu are part of the existing and disappeared bâti heritage of the paoline city. Only the two towers remain, the rest of the fortifications of the lots has almost disappeared.
At the top of this lot, west, there was a shooting post. This post was later abandoned and fell into disrepair. Then the lighthouse was built there. The latter was built in 1857. Archaeological excavations have revealed an important site of the ancient Neolithic. This period is situated between 5500 years and 5000 years before Christ when the man becomes dental. The human being then passes from the status of hunter-gatherer to that of cultivator-agriculturist

The L'Île-Rousse site has been inhabited by man since antiquity. Several names have been attributed to it: Agila, then Rubico Rocega. In the middle of the îles stands a tower, which is a bit of a détruite à cause of a battle. At the top of the tower, the lighthouse serves as a guide for boats. Thanks to archaeological excavations, traces of human occupation have been found dating back to the Neolithic period, between 5500 and 5000 BC