What is Bonifacio?
[[File:Blason ville fr Bonifacio (Corse du Sud).svg|right|90px]] '''Bonifacio''' ({{lang-co|Bunifaziu}}) is a town and [[commune in France|commune]] near the southern tip of the island of [[Corsica]], in the ''[[département in France|département]]'' of [[Corse-du-Sud]], [[France]]. Its inhabitants are called ''Bonifaciens'' and the city was founded as a [[fortress]] and named after [[Boniface II of Tuscany]] in 828. Bonifacio is split into two sections. The ''vieille ville'' (old town), or ''la Haute Ville'' (the Upper city). ==Geography== Bonifacio is located directly on the [[Mediterranean Sea]], separated from [[Sardinia]] by the [[Strait of Bonifacio]]. The commune includes the [[Lavezzi Islands]]. ==Famous people born in Bonifacio== * [[Tommaso Maria Zigliara]] ([[1833]]-[[1893]]), [[Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] [[cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]], [[theologian]], and [[philosopher]]. ==Other websites== *[http://www.bonifacio.fr/ Official website] (in French, translatable to English and other languages) ==Gallery== [[Image:Bonifacio.jpg|270px]]<br><small>View of Bonifacio</small> [[Image:Bonifacio 2.jpg|thumb|250px|Limestone cliffs in Bonifacio]] {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:Communes in Corse-du-Sud]]