Afa, Corsica
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Afa a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department on the island and collectivity of Corsica, France. ()
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Afa, Corsica – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Musée Fesch, Maison Bonaparte, Bibliothèque Fesch, Citadelle d'Ajaccio.
Palace art museum with old mastersMusée Fesch, Ajaccio
136 min walk • 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.
Museum in the Bonaparte ancestral homeMaison Bonaparte, Ajaccio
141 min walk • 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.
LibraryBibliothèque Fesch, Ajaccio
135 min walk • The Bibliothèque Fesch is the municipal library of Ajaccio, in Corsica. It is named after the Musée Fesch, of which it occupies the north wing. Inaugurated on May 14, 1850, it was founded by Lucien Bonaparte in 1801 with an endowment of 12,310 books.
Historical place, Forts and castlesCitadelle d'Ajaccio, Ajaccio
141 min walk • Citadelle d'Ajaccio is a fortress in Corse-du-Sud, France. It was built in 1492.
TowerTour de Capitello
140 min walk • The Tour de Capitello is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Grosseto-Prugna on the coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower lies to the south of Ajaccio near the Porticcio beach.
Forts and castlesPalais Lantivy
140 min walk • Palais Lantivy is a Neoclassical palace in Ajaccio, Corsica. It serves as the Corsican Prefecture, the headquarters for administration of the department of Corse-du-Sud and the General Council. Construction occurred between 1826 and 1830, under a plan of the architect Alphonse de Gisors.
ParkArboretum des Milelli, Ajaccio
141 min walk • The Arboretum des Milelli is an arboretum located on the 12-hectare grounds of Les Milelli, outside Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France.
Forts and castlesChâteau de la Punta
129 min walk • The castle of La Punta is located in Alata. Built in the late nineteenth century, it has suffered severe damage since the fire that affected it in 1978.
TowerTorra d'Asprettu
112 min walk • The Tower of Asprettu was a Genoese tower near to Ajaccio on the west coast of the Corsica. No trace of the tower survives. The tower was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.
Football, Sport, Arenas and stadiumsStade Ange Casanova, Ajaccio
68 min walk • Stade Ange Casanova is a football stadium in Ajaccio, Corsica, France and is the home stadium of Gazélec Football Club Olympique Ajaccio. Its capacity is 8,000 people. Stade Mezzavia was built in 1961. It was renamed Stade Ange Casanova on 16 July 1994 in memory of Ange Casanova, ex-director of Gazélec.
Église Saint-Jean de Cinarca
136 min walk • Église Saint-Jean de Cinarca is a ruined church in Sari-d'Orcino, Corse-du-Sud, western Corsica. The building was classified as a Historic Monument in 1976.
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