Ajaccio
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Ajaccio is the capital and largest city of Corsica, France. It forms a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the Collectivité territoriale de Corse. It is al
Port Tino Rossi Ajaccio
Korsika – Ajaccio – Musée Fesch panoramio
Ajaccio Cathedral
Ajaccio phare citadelle
Maison Bonaparte
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Maison Bonaparte is the ancestral home of the Bonaparte family. It is located on the Rue Saint-Charles in Ajaccio on the French island of Corsica. The house was almost continuously owned by members of
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…Ajacciens (men) or Ajacciennes (women). The most famous of these is Napoleon Bonaparte, who was born in Ajaccio in 1769, and whose ancestral home, the Maison Bonaparte, is now a museum. Other dedications to him in the city include Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport. Several hypotheses have been advanced as to the…
The room where Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769
1895 sketch of Casa Buonaparte
Plaque of Maison Bonaparte, inscribed: "NAPOLEON EST NE DANS CETTE MAISON LE XV AOVT M•DCC•LXIX" or "NAPOLEON WAS BORN IN THIS HOUSE ON 15 AUGUST 1769"
The house museum in July 2008