From Cap Corse back to Ajaccio

As Pat had a business trip planned for Thursday, April 5th, to Nice for the day, we returned to Ajaccio for two nights at the sister hotel to Demeure Castel Brando. The Hôtel Les Mouettes was located just north of the city centre, facing west to the sea. The views were amazing as was the (nearly full) moonlight on the sea at night!







From our room:




We mostly took the main highway across the island, N193, detouring to check out the popular mineral water fountain at the Eaux d'Orezza, in the Morianincu mountain region. We had hoped to visit the bottling plant, but were told it was "impossible"! We did, however, enjoy the bottled water in many restaurants on the island. Pat's take on the on-site fountain was "Yuck! Full of iron!"



We stopped for lunch of fresh local lamb and salad at the Osteria Di U Cunventu, run by a husband-wife team, in the little village of Morosaglia. This was the view from the restaurant:




While Pat flew to Nice for the day, I explored Ajaccio, starting with the Maison Bonaparte, where Corsica's beloved native son was born in 1769 and raised as a child.












From there I browsed the daily open-air market in the Campinchi Square enjoying fresh brocciu fritters, among other local delicacies. After a lovely lunch of fresh mussels under the awning at Restaurant Les Halles, I went to visit the Musée Fesch, containing France's largest collection of Italian paintings outside the Louvre. Later in the afternoon, I had a cold drink at the famous Grand Café Napoléon on the main shopping street, Cours Napoléon.

A la prochaine...

Location:Corsica, France