Eco-museum of the Oil Mill in Sainte Lucie de Tallano

This former olive oil mill has been converted into a small eco-museum of ancient products. It traces the techniques used to produce oil and the impact of olive-growing on the micro-region and the village of Sainte Lucie de Tallano.

At the signpost for the Sentier du Patrimoine (heritage trail), "Chjassu di a Memoria" in Corsica, in Sainte Lucie de Tallano, head towards the town hall.

Turn left and walk past the Info Point.

Sainte Lucie de Tallano Tourist Information Office

Alta Rocca Tourist Office information point.

Take the dirt path on the right, following the iron arrows.

Church of Saint Lucy

An annex of the main Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Poggio-di-Tallano until the 17th century, when it became a parish and was partially rebuilt, the church of Sainte-Lucie, whose existence in the Middle Ages is attested to by archive documentation, was the subject of a major new works campaign from 1832 to 1856, under the direction of the departmental architect, Cotin. These works, which involved enlarging the choir and rebuilding the high altar, adding two side chapels and vaulting the building, were entrusted to master masons Joseph Zannicoli and Laurent Bartoli. The structural work was completed in 1849, with the finishing work continuing until 1856. The church was rebuilt in 1872 by Antoine Giovannetti, a contractor based in Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano. The bell tower was built in 1948, as the date indicates.

Turn right uphill towards Saint André de Tallano.

Giacomoni fortified house

Listed as a Historic Monument, this tower house is a significant example of fortified rural architecture, with its square floor plan, fruit-filled facings on the lower sections, robust construction, and its loopholes and machicolations. It was built in the 15th century and retains its original layout intact.
It is now a dwelling house and cannot be visited.

Saint François convent complex

The convent of Saint Francis was built in the 15th century by Lord della Rocca, a powerful warlord full of devotion. It comprises the church with its Baroque bell tower and the buildings that once housed the Franciscan monks. The church interior features a polychrome, white, red and black marble altar and sixteenth-century wooden choir stalls.

The modern part is the result of a remodelling of the buildings that had been ruined over time and the looting of stones, to turn them into a public building serving the population (media library).

Climb the stairs to reach the centre of Saint André.

Retrace your steps to continue the route.

Church of Saint André

This church was built between 1875 and 1876 on the site of an older building by master mason Antoine Serra from Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano, to the plans and under the direction of Charles Souchard, a road and bridge engineer. It was restored during the fourth quarter of the 20th century.

Olive groves

Sainte Lucie de Tallano is still renowned today for its olive oil economy, which made the Pieve de Tallano a rich and prosperous region for decades. Olive-growing was the driving force behind the village's activities, a fact that is still evident in the vestiges and evidence of this culture, which is still trying to survive.

Turn right and continue along the path.

Descend to the left to continue along the route.

U Fragnonu stopover gîte

The U Fragnonu communal stopover gîte is located on the Mare a Mare Sud itinerary, in a charming stone building.
Accommodation and catering

Continue right along a section of the road before crossing to reach the mill.
Watch out for traffic!

Take the steps down to the mill.

Turn left onto the lane leading up to the village centre.

Cross the main street to visit the heart of the medieval village, or turn right to return to the trailhead.