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Extract from the Ajaccio Travel Guides:
Edward Lear claimed that on a wet day it would be hard to find so dull a place as
AJACCIO
(Aiacciu), a harsh judgement with an element of justice. The town has none of Bastia's sense of purpose and can seem to lack a definitive identity of its own, but it is a relaxed and good-looking place, with an exceptionally mild climate, a wealth of cafs, restaurants and shops.
Although it's an attractive idea that Ajax once stopped here, the name of Ajaccio derives from the Roman
Adjaccium
(place of rest), a winter stop-off point for shepherds descending from the mountains to stock up on goods and sell thei...
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