Visit Ajaccio in Corsica | Travel Guide | Travel Tips | Tourism France

• published: 22 Jun 2013
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World Tube https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Corsica Travel Guide http://bit.ly/11TGWls Shepherd Entertainment gives you the history of Ajacio, the capital of Corsica who's lies in the northern part of the bay with the same name and surrounded by a ring of green mountains, the background given by the Monte d'Oro. The capital of Corsica Ajaccio with its 60000 residents lies in the northern part of the bay of the same name. It's surrounded by a ring of green mountains, the background given by the Monte d'Oro. Here's the seat of the parliament of the province where they deal with the issues of the whole country. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio and his name is associated inseparably with the name of the city. Here, everything is reminiscent of the ruler. But the city with its southern bustle is worth visiting for its other sites as well. The predecessor of Ajaccio was founded by the Greek. It was completely destroyed by the Sarcens and then it was revived by the Genoans. On the upper end of Austerlitz square, an enormous Napoleon monument is to be seen. The Bonapartes traced back their family tree to the last Roman ruling house. The aristocratic family of Florence moved to Corsica in the 16th century. The lawyer Carlo Bonaparte married Letitzia here, the daughter of a wealthy family of Ajaccio with Saracen origins. 13 children were born of their marriage, but five died young. They sent their second son, Napoleon to a French military school to learn French in addition to his native Italian language. The Napoleon Museum has been established in the city hall. Original furniture, statues and paintings commemorate the commander who was already a first lieutenant of the artillery when the great French revolution broke out. In 1793, as the commander of an artillery battery, he forced Toulone to surrender and for this, he was appointed brigadier general. For his services, he was soon appointed the chief commander of the army against the Italians. Before he departed to the battlefield, he married the widow of an executed nobleman, Josephine who was six years his senior. Napoleon piled on successes one after the other. He won every battle with his strategic genius. Returning home, he overthrew the directory and as first consul, he practically became the leader of the state. In 1804, he proclaimed himself, eternal French emperor which was confirmed by the people with a 3.5 million vote. Pope Pius VII anointed him in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and then Napoleon placed the crown on his own and his wife's head. He put his family members, siblings and brothers in law on the thrones of Sicily, Spain, Holland, Naples and Westfalia. Because they didn't have children, he divorced Josephine and married the young daughter of Emperor Franz of Austria, Marie Louise who gave him an heir to the throne. He was the prince of --. It was he about who the French poet, Edmund Rostandt wrote his romantic drama, the Eaglet. The cold of the Russian winter won a victory even over the troops of Napoleon. Out of the half million soldiers of the Grande Armie, only 8000 returned. The emperor was forced to resign from the throne and he was exiled to the island of Elba. One year later, he returned to Paris to his 100 days reign but after losing the battle of waterloo, he was permanently exiled to the island of St. Helena. He died six years later. He was buried in the church of the invalid in Paris with a luxurious ceremony. The birth house of Napoleon became the possession of the family in 1743. In the rooms, furnished in Italian style, we can find the family tree, paintings and coat of arms of the Bonapartes. Besides the salon, the dining room, and the hall, they also show the room where the emperor was born. Tags: Visit Ajacio in Corsica,Corsica Travel Attractions,Corsica Travel Guide,Corsica Travel Information,corsica travel tips,Monte dOro,shepherd entertainment,Ajacio in Corsica,shepherdfilm,world travel