National Museum of the Residence of Bonaparte

In the house at Rue Saint-Charles in Ajaccio (Corsica, France) was born August 15, 1769, the world-famous Napoleon Bonaparte. In this house, which was the residence of the Bonaparte family, he spent his childhood.

Only in 1799. Napoleon returned to Corsica on his return from Egypt. He spent a few days at his parents’ house and was never meant to be there again. In 1805. He gave the house to his cousin Andre Ramolino, then the house passed into the possession of Louis-Napoleon, the future Emperor Napoleon III. The building has been renovated and expanded. In 1923. The house was donated to the state in 1967. It became a national museum.

What would be interesting to visit the museum? For 6 euros you get an entry ticket and an audio guide in your native language. The house has a living room, the room where Napoleon was born, an office, a gallery and a boudoir. You can see photos of the family residence. The museum carefully preserved the interior of the rooms of those times, also preserved artifacts. All this is accompanied by an audio guide to learn a little more about the childhood of the great man.