Car rental Ajaccio, France

Car Rental Ajaccio – Must Know

Be ready to drive on the right hand side of the road. Always carry your driving licence, vehicle registration document, and certificate of motor insurance. The sequence of French traffic lights is red, green, amber (yellow) and back to red. Amber means stop at the stop line. Speed limits are reduced in rain, when the second limit shown above applies. When visibility is less than 50m, e.g. in fog or heavy rain, speed limits are automatically reduced to 50kph on all roads.

Attractions in Ajaccio

National Museum of the Bonaparte Residence

This place is a pearl of Ajacco and must be visited using your car rental vehicle. This is the house where the legendary commander Napoleon was born and spent his childhood. Home runs daily except Mondays. Invisible presence of Bonaparte comes here through all the items in the house: portraits, busts and medals with his image.

Le Palais Fesch

The palace of Fesch, Napoleon’s uncle, is another lovely abode. It is decorated with a collection of Italian paintings dating back to 15-16 centuries, where you can see the paintings of Botticelli, Lorenzo di Credi, Veronese and Titian. Next to the palace there is a chapel of Emperor Napoleon III built specifically for the burial of the remains of the Bonaparte family. Get car rental Ajaccio and miss your chance to visit this amazing place!

Saint Mary’s Cathedral

The Old Town is interesting not only for the famous museums, but also for the Cathedral of St. Mary, which is located at the intersection of Forsioli-Conti and Saint Charles streets, where you can easily get using your car rental Ajaccio. It is a wonderful temple in which still stands a marble font where Napoleon was baptized. One of the chapels of the cathedral is decorated with "Virgin of the Sacred Heart" by E. Delacroix (1798-1863).

Austerlitz Square

The square of ​​Austerlitz is a noisy and crowded place. When you arrive here on your car rental vehicle, you will find Napoleon’s souvenir boutique at the entrance. And Napoleon, which two narrow stairs lead to, is watching the urban bustle from the top of the stone pyramid. An inscription carved on the stones, says: "Napoleon I – The Emperor of France, 1804-1815."