Baptistère Saint-Jean d’Ajaccio

Baptistère Saint-Jean d’Ajaccio is an archaeological site in Ajaccio, South Corsica, Corsica. Baptistère Saint-Jean d’Ajaccio is situated nearby to the government office Communauté d’Agglomération du Pays Ajaccien, as well as near the theater building Kallisté.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: baptistery located in Corse-du-Sud, in France
Also known as: “Baptistère paléochrétien de Saint-Jean” and “baptistère Saint-Jean d’Ajaccio”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ajaccio station and Fesch Museum.

Ajaccio station

Railway stop

Photo: Klockarnils, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Ajaccio station is situated 230 metres southeast of Baptistère Saint-Jean d’Ajaccio.

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 1 km south of Baptistère Saint-Jean d’Ajaccio.

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 1¼ km south of Baptistère Saint-Jean d’Ajaccio.

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 Baptistère Saint-Jean d’Ajaccio.

Appietto

Village

Photo: Nicolas.F, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Appietto is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Appietto is situated 10 km north of Baptistère Saint-Jean d’Ajaccio.

Baptistère Saint-Jean d’Ajaccio

Categories: baptistery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Ajaccio, Arrondissement of Ajaccio, South Corsica, Corsica, France, Europe
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Latitude

41.9293° or 41° 55′ 46″ north

Longitude

8.73765° or 8° 44′ 16″ east

Open location code

8FHCWPHQ+P3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4942336747

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q22996367

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In Other Languages

“Baptistère Saint-Jean d’Ajaccio” goes by many names.

French: “baptistère Saint-Jean d’Ajaccio”
French: “Baptistère Saint-Jean d’Ajaccio”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Communauté d’Agglomération du Pays Ajaccien and Kallisté.

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