Cruise Holidays To Ajaccio, Corsica

Overview

The approach to Ajaccio is stunning, with jagged mountains rising out of the heat haze and if the wind is in the right direction, the scent of the maquis (the blanket of flowers, shrubs and herbs that covers Corsica’s wooded interior). Ships dock at the port to the north of the city or drop anchor in the bay and ferry passengers ashore by tender. You can easily explore independently, taking in the market, the citadel and the Maison Napleon and cathedral where he was baptized. There is Napoleon memorabilia everywhere, as well as statues and street names.

If you want to see the mountains, the best way is by excursion, visiting mountain villages and gorges in the red granite that forms the island’s spine.