Palais Lantivy

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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. It was listed as a historical monument on 30 January 1990. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°55'11"N, 8°44'10"E

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Palais Lantivy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Musée Fesch, Maison Bonaparte, Ajaccio Cathedral, Bibliothèque Fesch.

~900 ftNE
Palace art museum with old masters
Musée Fesch, Ajaccio
5 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.
~880 ftSE
Museum in the Bonaparte ancestral home
Maison Bonaparte, Ajaccio
5 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.
~930 ftSE
Historic church with a baroque interior
Ajaccio Cathedral, Ajaccio
5 min walk • 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.
~1100 ftNE
Library
Bibliothèque Fesch, Ajaccio
6 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.
~1520 ftSE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Citadelle d'Ajaccio, Ajaccio
8 min walk • Citadelle d'Ajaccio is a fortress in Corse-du-Sud, France. It was built in 1492.
~860 ftSE
Park
Arboretum des Milelli, Ajaccio
5 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.
1.4 miSW
Tower
Torra di Cantonu Grossu, Ajaccio
37 min walk • The Tower of Cantonu Grossu was a Genoese tower located in the commune of Ajaccio on the west coast of the Corsica. The tower was on the north coast of the Golfe d'Ajaccio between the city and the Pointe de la Parata. No trace of the tower survives.
0.6 miW
41°54'60"N • 8°43'28"E
Théatre de verdure du Casone, Ajaccio
17 min walk • Park
0.7 miW
41°54'59"N • 8°43'25"E
Monument commémoratif de Napoléon Ier, Ajaccio
18 min walk • Memorial
~650 ftSE
41°55'8"N • 8°44'18"E
Statue de Napoléon Empereur Romain, Ajaccio
4 min walk • Memorial