Ajaccio Sights
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Port
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
Local Sightseeing,All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$64.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 3 Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Begin your outing with a panoramic drive along the Route des Sanguinaires, showcasing stunning beaches and the Iles Sanguinaires offshore.
Heading into Ajaccio, you will travel down the Cours Napoleon and pass the Place de Gaulle with its immense bronze monument to Napoleon and his brothers. Continue past the former English Quarter and the Assemblée Régionale to Place Austerlitz, where Bonaparte played as a child. The square is dominated by an immense monument to Napoleon, set atop a huge pedestal inscribed with the names of his battles.
Disembark here to explore the Old Town on a guided walk. Step inside the Venetian-style Baroque cathedral, which the locals refer to as A Madonuccia. Its interior includes the font where the future emperor was baptized, a marble altar dating from 1811, and Delacroix's painting, La Vierge au Sacre Coeur.
You will walk past the Casa Bonaparte, where the Little Emperor was born in 1769, and view the Roman-style statue of Napoleon as First Consul in the Place Foch. Pass the Town Hall, situated just behind the Market Square, and return to the ship on foot.
Notes:
Inside church visit(s) may not be possible if religious services are being held or if precluded by time constraints. You cannot leave any personal effects on the coach. Participants who do not wish to participate in the walk can ride back to the pier by coach.