Any Anglo-Franco rivalry has been set aside in the campaign to save Napoleon Bonaparte's exile residence on the remote Atlantic island of St. Helena. Longwood House on this Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom is where Napoleon spent his final years and is now the focus of an international restoration appeal. Some sections of the Longwood House are "in a perilous condition" and it is estimated that the necessary work will cost €1.5 million. It is hoped that fifty per cent of this will come from public sources.
As well as the historical importance the house is also of significant to St Helena tourism which despite its remote locations continues to draw visitors each year. It took Napoleon 10 weeks to reach the island, which is located 1,200 miles off the west coast of Africa, aboard the HMS Northumberland. Visitors today still arrive by sea but in a much more comfortable fashion via the RMS St Helena, cruise ships or yachts.
For more information on the appeal and to make a donation visit
www.napoleon.org/en/fondation/partner/sthelena.asp
www.sthelenatourism.com, www.rms-st-helena.com
As well as the historical importance the house is also of significant to St Helena tourism which despite its remote locations continues to draw visitors each year. It took Napoleon 10 weeks to reach the island, which is located 1,200 miles off the west coast of Africa, aboard the HMS Northumberland. Visitors today still arrive by sea but in a much more comfortable fashion via the RMS St Helena, cruise ships or yachts.
For more information on the appeal and to make a donation visit
www.napoleon.org/en/fondation/partner/sthelena.asp
www.sthelenatourism.com, www.rms-st-helena.com
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