la Parata near the archipelago and the lighthouse. The Sentier des Crêtes (Crest Trail) starts from the city centre and is an easy hike offering splendid views of the Gulf of Ajaccio. The shores of the Gulf are dotted with a multitude of small coves and beaches ideal for swimming and scuba diving. Many small paths traversing the maquis (high ground covered in thick vegetation) in the commune from which the Maquis resistance network was named. Interests The city has two marinas and a casino. The main activities are concentrated in the city centre on the Route des Sanguinaires (cinemas, bars, clubs etc.). In popular culture Films made in Ajaccio include: Napoléon, one of the last successful French silent films by Abel Gance in 1927. Les Radonneurs, a French film directed by Philippe Harel in 1997. Les Sanguinaires, a film by Laurent Cantet in 1998. The Amazing Race, an American TV series by Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster in 2001 (season 6 episode 9). L'Enquête Corse, directed by Alain Berberian in 2004. Trois petites filles, a French film directed by Jean-Loup Hubert in 2004. Joueuse (Queen to Play), a French film directed by Caroline Bottaro in 2009. Sports There are various sports facilities developed throughout the city. AC Ajaccio is a French Ligue 1 football club which plays at the Stade François Coty (13,500 seats) in the north-east of the city Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio, in Championnat National, football club which plays at the Stade Ange Casanova located at Mezzavia, 2,900 seats. GFCO Ajaccio handball GFCO Ajaccio Volleyball GFCO Ajaccio Basketball Vignetta Racecourse Notable people Carlo Buonaparte (1746–1785), politician, father of Napoleon Bonaparte Felice Pasquale Baciocchi (1762–1841), general of the armies of the Revolution and the Empire, brother in law of the Emperor Napoleon 1st, Grand Duke of Tuscany Joseph Fesch (1763–1839), cardinal Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), French statesman, King of Naples, King of Spain Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), Emperor of France Lucien Bonaparte (1775–1840), Prince of Canino and Musignano, Interior Minister of France Elisa Bonaparte (1777–1820), Grand Duchess of Tuscany Louis Bonaparte (1778–1846), King of Holland Pauline Bonaparte (1780-1825), Duchess of Guastalla, Princess Consort of Sulmona and Rossano Caroline Bonaparte (1782–1839), Queen Consort of Naples and Sicily Jérôme Bonaparte (1784–1860), King of Westphalia François Coty (1874–1934), perfumer, businessman, newspaper publisher and politician Irène Bordoni (1895–1953), singer and actress Tino Rossi (1907–1983), singer and actor Michel Giacometti (1929–1990), ethnomusicologist François Duprat