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Vico is a large village full of character, which stretches over a wooded slope. It is made up of superb stone houses, with inscriptions on the facade, linked together by staircases. We also see very beautiful lintels. In the heart of the village is a beautiful shaded square on which you can see a bronze statue of Bishop Casanelli d'Istria, who preached the abandonment of the vendetta in Corsica in the 19th century. Its tall houses, The village is located in a mountainous territory extending to the Gulf of Sagone, where its coastal window is located Vico is the capital of the Cruzini region and has lived a history rich in events and characters. Stronghold of the illustrious Leca family, the region was often also the haunt of famous bandits (including Théodore Poli in the 19th century). Vico was also the homeland of François Vico, adviser to the King of Aragon, the surgeon Jean Vico, and Bonaventure Colonna di Leca, colonial resident. Its past dates back to the ancient Roman city of Sagone. It was also the seat of a bishopric from the 4th to the 16th century, and its podium had eleven parishes. The Saint-François convent dating from 1481, enlarged in the 17th and 19th centuries is still active and preserves many treasures, there is the oldest wooden Christ in Corsica For the little story It is at the convent of Vico that the Father Albini preached, in the 19th century, the abandonment of the vendetta in Corsica. He took up the theses of Mgr. CASANELLI D’ISTRIA, native of Vico, who also distinguished himself in this cause. It is said that Father Albini, thanks to his unparalleled eloquence, achieved reconciliations that some qualified as miraculous.

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