The Napoleon Cave - complete package (Corsican meal)

Camper37549038226, Dec 2024

Absolutely lovely and unique experience! The owner and the staff are very friendly and give their best to make you feel welcome!

We had the vegetarian option and it was absolutely fantastic! All the food is locally sourced & prepared.

We can wholeheartedly recommend this place!

lawrencebN6223QR, Dec 2024

One of the very best experiences in Ajaccio, Corsica. The ‘Cave’ is a small restaurant serving traditional Corsican food. During the meal a video is shown covering the life of Napoleon. The food is plentiful and the staff are very warm and welcoming. Don’t miss it!

karen_m, Dec 2024

We were welcomed warmly despite showing up early, and we were encouraged to wait outside in the shade in the chairs the had available. Once the event started, we sat in “the cave” and watched the eerily moving paintings.

Our host introduced our experience as 4 parts/phases of Napoleon’s life, and served us the typical Corsican meal, with prosciutto, ham, salami, and lonzu (my favorite), supplemented with sheep’s milk cheese, a couple of puff pastry pillows, fig jam, and bread. A basic salad of mixed lettuces and cherry tomatoes with a simple dressing in the middle. It was all delicious!!

I loved learning more about N in some of the fictionalized movies shown - they were well done. In the 3rd part of the activity, as we listened to the Corsican song, the snippets that came from other movies were put together in a way that I could not follow the story - it’s the only reason I didn’t mark the experience a 5. I still learned a lot from the experience.

A note for families with kids….the situations, tensions, etc., covered in the movies might be over the heads of children under 12. My teen got bored and left after 45 min.

I highly recommend the experience as a great way to learn how Corsicans think about N. and to learn more about N’s history.

Catherine_B, Dec 2024

Really interesting and immersive experience. Our host was very knowledgeable and the food was simple but tasty. Thoroughly recommend

Roving16950564816, Dec 2024

Very informative documentary, great food, we had the restaurant all to ourselves. The decor was a nice touch, the Napoleon Maison was just down the street.