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Ajaccio


Ajaccio’s office workers queue outside the town’s finest bakery at midday for fresh-made sandwiches and delicious pastries; tourists with more time on their hands linger over breakfast or a bargain lunch at the pavement tables outside. Be sure to try one of the chestnut-flour specialities.


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Nearby Ajaccio attractions

1. Maison Bonaparte

0.12 MILES

Unremarkable from the outside, the old-town house where Napoléon was born and spent his first nine years was ransacked by Corsican nationalists in 1793,…

2. Cathédrale Ste-Marie

0.15 MILES

Surprisingly small but in a commanding position facing out to sea, Ajaccio’s ochre-coloured cathedral dates from the 16th century. As well as a depiction…

3. Chapelle Impériale

0.16 MILES

The crypt of the imperial chapel, across the courtyard from the Palais Fesch, holds the tombs of Napoléon's parents and several other relatives. Don't…

4. Palais Fesch – Musée des Beaux-Arts

0.18 MILES

Established by Napoléon’s uncle, cardinal Joseph Fesch (1763–1839), Ajaccio’s superb art museum holds the largest French collection of Italian…

5. Citadel

0.24 MILES

Constructed on the rocky headland during the 16th century, the imposing military fortress that adjoins old Ajaccio still belongs to the army. It has been…

6. Plage de Porticcio

3.91 MILES

Dedicated beach bums generally prefer the sands of Porticcio to Ajaccio's busy city beaches. It’s 15km by road around the bay from Ajaccio, or 6km…

7. Filitosa

13.87 MILES

Corsica's most important prehistoric site, 20km north of Propriano, preserves extraordinary granite menhirs (standing stones) that were originally erected…

8. Église de l’Assomption

16.47 MILES

Facing across the valley towards its Greek counterpart, barely 100m west, Cargèse’s Catholic church dates from earlier in the 19th century. Its matching…