Holidays in Corsica
Exclusive Corsican villas, hotels, cottages and apartments hand picked for location, charm and character.
Simpson's Corsica Holidays
We have hand picked the finest selection of holiday accommodation in Corsica. Whether you are choosing from the very best of our rural villas in Corsica, rustic cottages, quality apartments, luxury hotels in Corsica as well as traditional chambres d'hôte or auberges. Our range of personally selected properties will allow you to experience the different areas and many faces of Corsica.
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Our Corsica specialists personally visit each and every one of our properties regularly; they explore the surrounding areas, eat in many of the restaurants and experience the local culture offered on all of our holidays in Corsica. It is because of this, that Simpson Travel's Corsica specialists are an excellent source of knowledge and can help you tailor a holiday to your exact requirements.
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About Corsica Holidays
Corsica is a French island, although closer to Italy than the Riviera it is endowed with staggering beauty.
Corsica boasts 1,000km (600 miles) of unspoiled coastline, more than 200 pristine beaches and many hidden coves making Corsica ideal for a relaxing holiday.
Widely known as ‘The Mountain in the Sea', Corsica boasts the highest mountains and the most rivers of any Mediterranean holiday island. The mountainous terrain is a spectacular jumble of contrasting alpine valleys and rugged rock. Lined with some of the most spectacular glacier moulded gorges on the island, the Restonica Valley is a popular haunt with hikers on holiday in Corsica.
No-one ever goes to Corsica just once. As soon as you have discovered this enigmatic, enchanting island, its heights, its depths and its hidden treasures, you will itch to return.
The Pleasures of Holidays in Corsica
Corsican Weather
The weather in Corsica is that of a Mediterranean climate. There is no ideal time to visit Corsica, but it is most enjoyable in May, June, September and October when the days are balmy and glorious, and the evenings cool.
Simpson's Corsica Holiday Season
Beach Holidays in Corsica
With so much of Corsica's coastline protected and the genuine lack of mass tourism, beaches in Corsica are generally pristine and sometimes as wild as its interior, unlike many other Mediterranean shorelines. Some world famous beaches are found in Corsica: Palombaggia in Porto Vecchio, Ostriconi Beach near Ile Rousse and Saleccia in the Desert des Agriates (reached by boat and footpath from St Florent) to name but a few...
Guide to the best beaches in Corsica
Beachfront Hotels and Coastal Cottages in Corsica
Simpson Travel offer a range of accommodation ideally suited to those seeking a beach holiday in Corsica. From stunning contemporary hotels in Porto Vecchio, such as Hotel Le Pinnarello or in Saint Florent, such as the Hotel La Roya, to characterful cottages such as A Caserella and Casetta near Bonfacio, the sandy beaches of Corsica are never far away.
The Flavours of Corsica
All the usual French products can be found in Corsica when on holiday, like croissants and baguettes and gastronomic meals are becoming more common than they used to be. But the origins of real Corsican cooking are in the simple, mountain fair and the use of fresh local produce, which is often seasonal and undoubtedly superb, when at its best.
Corsican Cuisine - Savour the Flavours
Hôtel-Restaurant A Pasturella
Indulge in fine gastronomy of a the excellent Hôtel-Restaurant A Pasturella in Montecellos' village setting with a free meal, compliments of Simpson Travel Hôtel-Restaurant A Pasturella
Faultless luxury and ‘Michelin' star food are the hallmarks of the visually stunning Hotel La Villa overlooking Calvi's incomparable citadel and harbour
Family Holidays in Corsica
The ‘Ile de Beauté' is still a favourite holiday destination for families with children. Corsica is just a two hour flight from the UK making travel arrangements far less stressful for families.
Family holidays in Corsica
Child Friendly Corsica Holidays
Corsica is the ideal holiday location for families with children. Children are very much at the centre of culture in Corsica and are welcome in restaurants and shops and play an important part in local, everyday life.
Corsica holidays offer more for families and children
Corsica Active Holidays
Your holiday in Corsica with Simpson Travel will offer you a wealth of superb activities suitable for all ages and levels of fitness.
Corsica holiday activities
Discovering Corsica Holidays
With our help, the real Corsica is there to be discovered and savoured on holiday. At a glance, Corsica seems small and easy to cover, but winding mountain roads and numerous irresistible view points, mean that driving around Corsica may take longer than one expects. Please let us advise you on the best itineraries to ensure that your ‘Discovering Corsica' holiday shows you the best Corsica has to offer.
Touring and Multi-Centre Holidays in Corsica
Corsica is an island of such spectacular beauty and contrasts that it is not surprising that so many visitors want to discover more than one area. Our ‘Discovering Corsica' touring holidays allow you to visit different corners of the island. From charming self-catering gîtes in the heart of the Castagniccia to the simple Auberges and Chambres d'hôte, specially chosen for their location, charm or for their renowned restaurants, Simpson Travel can create tailor-made itineraries offering 3 or 4 night multi-centre stays, or even combined hotel stays with self-catering villas and apartments.
Discover Corsica Holidays
Off the Beaten Track
A rustic farm high upon the hills above the Figari plain where time stands still. The riverside mountain hotel nestled below the Restonica Gorge where the scents of pine fill the air. Just two alluring examples of the beautiful properties from the roads less travelled that make up our fabulous portfolio of holidays in Corsica.
Corsica's Character and Tradition
Soak up the traditions of July's big music festival or climb the stone stairwell and tread the terracotta floors of a family-run mansion residing in the heart of the mountain village, Feliceto, with the warmth of the local hospitality never far away.
The Regions of Corsica
From the jet-setters paradise of Porto Vecchio in the south to the Cap Corse overlooking the azure Gulf of Corsica's north, this Mediterranean island offers holiday possibilities for everyone.
Porto Vecchio and Bonifacio
Two fabulous resorts on the island's southern coast with distinctly different personalities. Porto Vecchio, a port of call for international jet-setters Bonifacio, a fortress citadel atop rugged chalk cliffs.
Holidays in Porto Vecchio
Holidays in Bonifacio
The Valinco
The Simple life or bright lights? Everything to hand, yet treasures to seek out? Even the hardest-to-please would find the Gulf of Valinco a perfect holiday location with its wonderful sandy beaches.
Holidays in the Valinco
Cargèse and the West Coast
Just as you begin to take Corsica's beauty for granted, another fabulous perspective assaults the senses. North of Ajaccio, a 20km coastline of sandy beaches and coves begins at Tiuccia and winds its way to Cargèse.
The coast may well be impressive, but the inland spectacle continues with dense pine forests, gorges, lakes and adnadoned villages. This is a truly extraordinary part of Corsica in which to take a holiday.
Holidays in Cargèse and the West Coast
Calvi, Ile Rousse & the Balagne
A walled citadel stacked on an outcrop of granite. Streets of higgledy-piggledy houses where sleepy cats blink at the foot of sun-bleached doorways. Tiny vine-entwined pergolas framing glittering sea and, down by the harbour, fishermen hunched over the task of net mending.
Holidays in Calvi, IIe Rousse and the Balagne>
Saint Florent to the Cap Corse
Design a picturesque Mediterranean port to order and it will look like Saint Florent. Against a backdrop of misty lavender mountains, it basks at the end of its Gulf, pale ochre-washed villas crowned by a pen-nib church tower and circular fortress.
Holidays Saint Florent to the Cap Corse
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