Great international beer selection. Friendly and helpful wait staff. Excellent taste in music.read more

This adorable little Napoleon museum is just down the street from where the man himself went to…read morechurch and went to school. Consisting entirely of handmade custom playmobil characters in Napoleon-oriented dioramas, the dioramas follow a chronological progression through the rise of the Emperor. Although for all ages, the museum has lots of activities for kids, including a dress-up station and games. I loved the playmobil Easter eggs in the dioramas - like the weeping angel in the snowball fight! The docents are all volunteer and so knowledgeable--this is a must-do if you're in Ajaccio!

From the owner: Une riche collection Ce musée rassemble l'un des plus importants ensembles de peinture italienne…read more(Botticelli, Titien...) après le Louvre, avec les collections permanentes : "L'Italie centrale et du nord", "Peinture napolitaine", "L'art des Primitifs Italiens", "Rome au XVIIème siècle". Les collections présentées comprennent aussi de très belles oeuvres des écoles flamande, hollandaise, germanique, française et espagnole avec la représentation des thèmes les plus variés (mythologie, paysages, batailles, portraits, Testament, iconographie de la Vierge et des Saints, ainsi qu'une magnifique collection de natures mortes) : "Peinture du XVIIIème siècle", "Peinture du XIXème siècle", "Peinture nordique". Les salles d'expositions temporaires se situent au rez-de-chaussée.Horaires :D'avril à septembre : du mardi au dimanche 09:15-12:15, 14:15-17:15Eté (juillet, août) : du mardi au vendredi 09:00-18:30, vendredi nocturne 21:00-24:00, samedi et dimanche 10:30-18:00

When we were in Ajaccio, we did a history walking tour about Napoleon Bonaparte and Corsica. Maison…read moreBonaparte was one of the stops we made during our trek of the capital. This historical building, where the Bonaparte family lived and is Napolean's birthplace, was turned into a museum that offers audio self-guided tours of house (takes less than an hour). You learn about the entire Bonaparte family, which gives you a peek into Napoleon's childhood before he left the mainland and went on his path of becoming a military commander and political leader.

Ajaccio, capital of Corse, is the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte and a visit to his home is a…read morepilgrimage of sorts. in this parental home he lived until age 9(1779) when he was packed off to school in the mainland. in the 19th century it was a site almost of cult worship and today considered a hallowed place rich in memorabilia of the Emperor and his siblings, whom he planted in the thrones of Europe. his birthday is still celebrated each year on Aug 15 with fireworks & parades and people visit the maison natale to pay homage. did you know he established the Napoleonic(civil) code, which laid the administrative and judicial foundations for much of Europe, the Americas and Africa? une grande histoire.

Such a ripoff! I wanted the permanent exhibit, which I asked for, and they charged for the seasonal…read moreone which was only two rooms and 12 euros. However, the permanent exhibit was 3 euros, which what I originally asked for and they didn't refund. After that, they wanted to charge me another 3 euros for the one. Not worth it.

Sinopie Museum is on the site originally of a hospital, but now houses large frescos meant to be…read moresaved, in a climate controlled indoor space. It is one of six buildings that you can visit as part of the Square of Pisa. You do need a ticket to enter, costing 7€ separately, but included as part of a 10€ package for the other museums (not the Tower) I love how the museum is structured, with 4 total stories (all accessible via elevator), but of different floor space, to allow fresco of different sizes to be displayed. For example the bottom floor housed frescos that took up more than one floor. You can walk through the entire floor space pretty fast if you peruse, but many of the frescos have interesting write-ups next to them, that you can use to study them. There was a nice 3-d rendition of the campus here as well. We spent about 30 minutes here.

Museo Delle Sinopie, is one of the museums that flank the leaning Tower of Pisa. It is a big hall…read morelike room that displays frescoes for the most part. It can be done very quickly. Alex and I took about an hour or so because we examined some of the frescoes closely, but if you just browse about, you can be done in under an hour. All these museums are included with your purchased ticket to go into the tower. If you buy online that is. I am not sure how it works if you are to get your tickets while you are there. As far as museums go, after you've been to so many amazing ones in the larger cities, this one doesn't seem to be all that great, but it is still worth seeing it, there is always something interesting to learn. Also some of the paintings and drawings in the upper levels are great.