With a car Ajaccio, the capital of the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean, the optimal opportunity to visit and enjoy the unique landscape of the area offers. About 63,000 people live in Ajaccio that represents at the same time the political, cultural and economic center of the island. It is located on the southwestern coast of Corsica on the shore of the Gulf of Ajaccios. If you want to explore the city with a car, all car hire companies that you have selected is of economyhirecars.com available is available locally.
If you arrive by plane, the airport of Ajaccio on the spot offers a service of all major car hire companies, so that you easily can rent a car itself after landing. The airport is located about five kilometres to the East of Ajaccio and is the largest airport of Corsica at the same time and the eleventh largest in the whole France. Also international destinations such as Amsterdam, London and Frankfurt are offered in addition to daily flights to the French mainland cities such as Montpellier, Nantes and Toulouse.
Even in the days around 200 BC, the area along the western coast, on the Ajaccio is today, was settled. As in the 5th century BC, the Romans built a small harbour village to stay with the Mainland by the ship traffic in conjunction. The city as it exists today, was only established in 1492. Approximately in the middle of the 18th century, Corsica finally fell to the French mainland. In the following years, developed the town at a rapid pace and achieved international significance by the seat of the departments of Liamone and Corse.
Many old buildings and historic places dominate the cityscape of the Corsican capital and give its very special character Ajaccio. The magnificent Cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-la Miséricorde belongs to one of the most visited tourist attraction. The Church was built between 1587 and 1593 built and can thus take Lane in the era of the Renaissance. Especially the impressive dome represents a significant attribute. But also in cultural terms, Ajaccio has to offer a lot. One of the most famous museums of the city represents the Musée Fesch. Here you will find a unique collection of works by famous Italian painters dating from the 14th to the 18th century.
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