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Cross the Corsican mountains by train
Train de la Corse · Ajaccio (2A)
This metre-gauge line links Ajaccio to Bastia and branches off towards Calvi, making 232 kilometres of track across the island.
Things to do with kids in Ajaccio
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Ajaccio, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 20 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Pools, beaches and water
Sail from Ajaccio to Scandola
Nave Va, promenades en mer · Ajaccio (2A)
From Ajaccio harbour, these boats follow the west coast to the Scandola reserve, stopping at the village of Girolata, or head for the Sanguinaires islands on a shorter trip.
Parks and nature
Cross four climates at Parc Berthault
Jardin botanique du parc Berthault · Ajaccio (2A)
In the heart of the Berthault district, this replanted garden brings together desert cacti, steppe grasses, Mediterranean plants and tropical beds along a botanical trail.
Leisure parks
Break out of Chambre 237 as a team
Escape Game Chambre 237 · Ajaccio (2A)
At this escape game centre in Ajaccio, each room offers an hour of puzzles to solve together, with padlocks, hidden clues and detailed sets.
Museums and science
Join a family tour at the Palais Fesch
Palais Fesch, musée des Beaux-Arts · Ajaccio (2A)
Ajaccio's fine arts museum holds one of the largest collections of Italian painting in France, with a room devoted to Napoleon and his family.
Museums and science
Visit Napoleon's birthplace
Musée national de la Maison Bonaparte · Ajaccio (2A)
Napoleon was born in this house in the old town in 1769.
Leisure parks
Ride the little train to the Sanguinaires
Petit train d'Ajaccio · Ajaccio (2A)
The little train leaves Place Foch and squeezes through the lanes of the old town where buses cannot go.
Museums and science
See Napoleon in Playmobil at Naporama
Musée Naporama · Ajaccio (2A)
This small private museum tells Napoleon's life with nearly 800 hand-painted Playmobil figures arranged in fifteen dioramas, from the siege of Toulon to the crossing of the Great St Bernard.
Pools, beaches and water
Swim indoors at Les Salines
Piscine des Salines · Ajaccio (2A)
This indoor pool in the Salines district is a fallback when the sea turns cool or the weather goes grey.
Pools, beaches and water
Look for the underwater statues at Le Lazaret
Plage du Lazaret (Corse Azur) · Ajaccio (2A)
In the Aspretto district, this small beach at the entrance to Ajaccio offers a swim facing the city's seafront.
Parks and nature
Walk out to the Parata tower
Pointe de la Parata et îles Sanguinaires · Ajaccio (2A)
At the end of the Sanguinaires road, a rocky headland topped by a Genoese tower faces the Sanguinaires archipelago.
Leisure parks
Go bowling at the Atrium leisure hall
Corsica Arena · Sarrola-Carcopino (2A)
This large leisure hall on the edge of Ajaccio brings together bowling lanes, trampolines, arcade games, virtual reality and a video game corner.
Pools, beaches and water
Cross the gulf to La Viva beach
Plage de la Viva · Grosseto-Prugna (2A)
Facing Ajaccio, La Viva beach is the heart of the Porticcio resort, with shops and water sports close at hand.
Leisure parks
Ride the little train along the south shore
Petit train de Porticcio Rive Sud · Grosseto-Prugna (2A)
From Place Saint-Laurent in Porticcio, the little train follows the coast towards Mare e Sole beach and the old Coti-Chiavari penitentiary, with an audio commentary on the history of the south shore.
Pools, beaches and water
Pedal across Agosta bay
Agosta Fun Beach · Albitreccia (2A)
Set up on Agosta beach, this water sports base rents pedal boats and paddleboards for a quiet family trip along the shore.
Museums and science
Explore local produce at the ecomuseum
Écomusée de Bastelicaccia · Bastelicaccia (2A)
Over three floors, this ecomuseum shows what the valleys around Ajaccio produce: chestnuts, cheese, citrus fruit, honey and olive oil.
Pools, beaches and water
Learn to sail at Portigliolo
Mare e Vela, école de voile · Coti-Chiavari (2A)
Tucked into a small cove on the south shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, this sailing school takes children from age 4 in the warm season.
Pools, beaches and water
Swim at the Valle-di-Mezzana pools
Piscines du centre municipal de loisirs de Valle-di-Mezzana · Valle-di-Mezzana (2A)
In the valley north of Ajaccio, this municipal leisure centre opens its outdoor pools in summer.
Leisure parks
Climb the nets at Gioia di Natura
Gioia di Natura, parc de loisirs · Pietrosella (2A)
High above Pietrosella, facing the Gulf of Ajaccio, this park set in the maquis has nets strung through the trees, a trampoline, a small zip line and huts.
Animals and farms
Watch a glass beehive in Ocana
Miellerie le Jardin des Abeilles · Ocana (2A)
In the Prunelli valley, this family honey farm has laid out a shaded trail by the river to explain life in the hive and the role of the queen.
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