Ajaccio travel guide
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Visit Ajaccio: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Ajaccio is situated in the Corsica department (Corsica region)
For a detailed travel guide see Ajaccio
Popular places to visit near Ajaccio: these include Ajaccio at 1 km and Piana at 35 km.
Iles Sanguinaires is a listed 'grand site of france' at 14km and Piana is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 35km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Ajaccio, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Ajaccio
See France This Way travel guides for and Corsica (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Ajaccio.
Note that all distances from Ajaccio shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Ajaccio holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Ajaccio (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Corsica and Corsica gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ajaccio and wondering what to do next!
- Beautiful Villages: Piana (35km) :
- Religious monuments: Chapel de Sainte Marie Assunta (Quenza) (37km) : Eglise San Giovanni Battista (Carbini) (44km) :
- Heritage Sites: Calanches de Piana (36km) : Scandola Nature Reserve (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Sartene (40km) :
- Grand Site of France: Iles Sanguinaires (14km) :
Map of places to visit near Ajaccio & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Ajaccio
Canton: Ajaccio
Arrondissement: Ajaccio
Department: Corsica
Region: Corsica
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 2 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Ajaccio): Afa and Alata.
Getting here
Most visitors to Corsica take a ferry from the French mainland into Ajaccio, Calvi or Bastia or take a flight into a local airport such as Ajaccio. For driving distances to Ajaccio from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Ajaccio