The island of Corsica is officially part of France. It is known for its amazing coastlines and its incredible beauty and this coincides with its status as the least economically developed metropolitan region of France. And while it is most know for its incredible beauty and the great coastlines and beaches that are found there, the island has at least one incredible historic claim to fame and this is also responsible for one of the island’s literal based museums. And without any further attempt to sound cryptic or enigmatic, the historical event was the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte , which occurred in his family’s ancestral home right there on the island.
The Casa Buonaparte is located on the Rue Saint-Charles in Ajaccio. From 1682 until 1923 the house was almost continually owned by the family and now it exists as a museum that is open to the public. It is one of the popular landmark places to visit for tourists who visit the island and has also been visited by many of the residents. Information on this museum and most of the other major cultural attractions of the island is available at the front desk of some of the fine hotels found on Corsica .
The home was first purchased by Napoleon’s great great grandfather Giuseppe Bonaparte. The house had originally been partitioned off to different owners, however eventually Guiseppe was able to purchase the other sections and came into full ownership of it. In later generations the house was elaborated on and redecorated. The majority of the Bonaparte children were born there. The museum is interesting not only due to its being the location of Napoleon’s birth, but also as a major cultural preservation site. Napoleon was born in 1769 and a room is dedicated as being the one in which he was born. Along with this distinction, various household living items and furniture pieces remain in the house and demonstrate various aspects of period life.