Ajaccio station

Ajaccio station is a French railway station serving the town of Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud department, southeastern France. It is served by trains towards Bastia and Mezzana.

Photo: Klockarnils, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Railway stop
Description: railway station in Ajaccio, France
Also known as: “Ajaccio railway station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fesch Museum and Maison Bonaparte.

Fesch Museum

Museum

Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The musée Fesch is the central museum of fine arts in Ajaccio on Corsica. Located within the gated Palais Fesch, it is in the town's Borgu d'Ajaccio quarter. It was established by Napoleon I's uncle, cardinal Joseph Fesch, in Fesch's birthplace. Fesch Museum is situated 630 metres south of Ajaccio station.

Maison Bonaparte

Museum

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

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 the family from 1682 to 1923. Maison Bonaparte is situated 1 km south of Ajaccio station.

Ajaccio Cathedral

Church

Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ajaccio Cathedral, officially the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Ajaccio and also known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Saint Mary, is a Roman Catholic church located in Ajaccio, Corsica. Ajaccio Cathedral is situated 1¼ km south of Ajaccio station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Jardins de l’Empereur and Bastelicaccia.

Les Jardins de l’Empereur

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Les Jardins de l'Empereur is a neighbourhood of Ajaccio, Corsica, France. The neighbourhood has been described as a banlieue and is classed as a sensitive urban zone.

Bastelicaccia

Village

Bastelicaccia is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bastilcacci or Bastelicacciais and Bastelicacciaises. Bastelicaccia is situated 7 km east of Ajaccio station.