Citadelle d’Ajaccio
Citadelle d'Ajaccio is a fortress in Corse-du-Sud, France. It was built in 1492.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maison Bonaparte and Ajaccio Cathedral.
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 170 metres northwest of Citadelle d’Ajaccio.
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 190 metres west of Citadelle d’Ajaccio.
Église Sant’Eramu d’Ajaccio
Church
Photo: Olaf2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Sant’Eramu d’Ajaccio is a church, which is situated 130 metres west of Citadelle d’Ajaccio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Jardins de l’Empereur.
Les Jardins de l’Empereur
Suburb
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.
Citadelle d’Ajaccio
- Type: Castle
- Description: fortress at Ajaccio, France
- Categories: citadel, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ajaccio, Arrondissement of Ajaccio, South Corsica, Corsica, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.91685° or 41° 55′ 1″ northLongitude
8.74008° or 8° 44′ 24″ eastInception
16th centuryOpen location code
8FHCWP8R+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 24724460OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5122393
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In Other Languages
From Corsican to Portuguese—“Citadelle d’Ajaccio” goes by many names.
- Corsican: “Citatella d’Aiacciu”
- Dutch: “Citadel van Ajaccio”
- French: “citadelle d’Ajaccio”
- French: “Citadelle d’Ajaccio”
- German: “Zitadelle Ajaccio”
- Portuguese: “Cidadela de Ajaccio”
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