Ajaccio

• Ajaccio is a Port and cathedral city, which is the Capital of the island of Corsica, located on its west coast.
• It is in the Haute-Corse Department of France and is world famous for being the birthplace of the French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821 CE).

Roman History

• It’s Roman name is unknown, although it may have been Adjacium or Adiacium or Urcinium.
• It was located in the Province of Corsica.
• Very little has been found from the Roman period.

Museums

• Maison Bonaparte
  • Rue Saint-Charles, 20000 Ajaccio.
  • The Museum is the former home of the Bonaparte family and is dedicated to the history of Napoleon and his descendents.

Ajaccio