Vieux Port

Ajaccio is known as Napoleon's birthplace and as the city he made a capital. It's a place that offers numerous attractions like its charming old port. It's a mix of pleasure boats and fishing boats, whose bright colors help to cheer up the landscape. The small port, called "Tino Rossi" is located between the city and the mountains and is quite nice. It's full in the day and is a hive of activity late in the afternoon when the light changes every minute in front of the mountains. I spent a few minutes contemplating life in the harbor at that calm hour. The comings and goings of the boats and sailing vessels, of the sailors ve clean and take care of their boats, families out for a walk, etc.

Ajaccio is the main city of Corsica and is apparent, as it is the only large Corsican town with a big population. The port of the city is also one of the most important of the island and every day there are hundreds of tourists and commercial boats. Corsica Ajaccio is selected as a starting point, as it is one of the points that has the most ferries schedules. In this city are the offices of the main ferry companies such as Corsica or SCMN. Ferries arrive at the contemporary part of the port. This is the biggest area of ​​the same and one can always can see big ships. But the part of the port that has more charm is the former, where there is the marina, which is situated near the city center.