Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk off the ship and along the waterfront to Place Foch and the tourist office.
09:00
Browse the market on Place Campinchi (Tuesday to Sunday mornings) for Corsican charcuterie and cheese.
10:00
Visit the Maison Bonaparte, Napoleon's birthplace, as it opens.
11:00
Walk to the cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption and the old town lanes, then see the Citadelle from outside.
12:15
Lunch in the old town before shops and restaurants slow down for the midday break.
13:30
Option A: swim at Plage Saint-François, 10–15 minutes' walk past the citadel. Option B: bus 5 or the tourist train to La Parata for the tower walk.
15:30
Back from La Parata, or leave the beach, and walk back towards the port.
- Latest you can leave Old town and Place Foch (ship docked)16:20
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard (16:00 if tendering).
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Old town and Place Foch (ship docked)Walk along the waterfront, 5–10 min16:20
- Old town and Place Foch (ship at anchor)Walk 5–10 min to the tender pier, then the tender queue; back 90 min before all-aboard15:50
- Plage Saint-FrançoisWalk past the citadel, 10–15 min16:15
- Plage du TrottelWalk along the waterfront, about 30 min, or bus 2 or 516:00
- Pointe de la ParataBus line 5, tourist train or taxi along the busy coast road15:30
Where people get Ajaccio wrong
Planning the Maison Bonaparte on a Monday, when it is closed, or arriving during its 12:30–13:15 break.
Built from our Ajaccio guide, checked against 13 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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