Corsica holidays with Simpson Travel in Bonifacio, Porto Vecchio, Propriano & The Valinco, Piana & Ajaccio, Calvi, Île Rousse & The Balagne, Saint Florent & the Cap Corse

At Simpson Travel a selection of the finest villas, cottages, apartments and hotels in Corsica have been hand-picked by our professional team of Corsica holiday specialists. Our portfolio of rural villas, rustic cottages, luxury hotels,  apartments and traditional auberges throughout Corsica – in off-the-beaten-track corners and more well-known  destinations - offers something for everyone, and Simpson’s team has personally visited each one.

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Your perfect holiday in Corsica

Whether your are looking for the very best luxury villas with private pool, family villas within walking distance of a glorious beach, villas and hotels overlooking the Mediterranean, rural retreats and luxury hotels in the heart of walking country, spa hotels, or relaxing simplicity, we can find the perfect base from which to discover Corsica’s landscapes, culture, cuisine and wildlife and landscapes.  To ensure our Corsica Specialists can help you find the right holiday for your needs, they have personally visited every villa, holiday cottage and hotel in our portfolio. As well as helping you choose the accommodation best suited to you, our regional specialists will be able to make suggestions for activities accessible from the location of your chosen Corsica holiday.
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Tailor made holidays

Our flexibility allows you to tailor-make your holiday to your specific requirements, including accommodation-only holidays allowing you to make your own arrangements for travelling to Corsica and multi-centre holidays. All our Corsica  specialists need is a brief and we'll come back to you with a bespoke itinerary that will be uniquely yours. A ‘Discovering Corsica’ holiday offers 1 or 2 week holidays at your choice of any of our hotels. This is an ideal way of discovering the South and the North of the island, for example, or any one region in greater depth. We will be pleased to recommend suitable itineraries.
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Corsica holiday destinations - something for everyone

Alongside some of the more well-known Corsican holiday destinations, Simpson Travel has a wonderful choice of properties in little-known rural areas, beside pristine beaches, fishing harbours, and green valleys. Not so much an island as a range of mountains in the Mediterranean, Corsica is a spectacular jumble of alpine peaks and rugged rock which tumbles down to the sea through pine and oak forests.  This French island is blessed with staggering and unspoiled beauty.

Bonifacio

Bonifacio is a fortress citadel, sitting on top of white chalk cliffs at the island’s southern tip. It was built around 828AD by the Tuscan Marquis, Boniface, as a defence against the Saracens and having Napoleon as a famous former resident, it is now a favourite port of call for yachtsmen, with its picturesque harbour restaurants and cafés. Steep, narrow stairways and arches characterise the town, and its impressive ramparts, cliffs and sea caves are best seen from the sea - you can take a boat trip to explore.
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Porto Vecchio

This historic town is a stylish, cosmopolitan port with chic boutiques and cafés and a strong French personality.  The old walled town has a maze of quaint narrow streets  and tall, stone houses within the ramparts of the old citadel. It is close to some of Europe's finest beaches, including the long golden curved sands of Palombaggia, and the dramatic scenery of the Alta Rocca region, Zonza, Bavella and the Ospedale Forest.
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Propriano & The Valinco

Propriano, on the Gulf of The Valinco, is one of the oldest of the islands resorts where the fishing harbour has grown into a sophisticated, lively town without losing its character.  It is a popular base for watersports enthusiasts, with plenty of opportunities for sailing and diving. The Valinco Gulf is a perfect holiday destination, with wonderful sandy beaches backed by green maquis and a scattering of rural hill towns and coastal villages. At Campo Moro, the white sands hide rock pools and there is an invigorating walk to the watchtower at the headland. To the north, in the soft folds of the Tarava Valley, are the menhirs of Filitosa, one of the most important prehistoric sites in Europe.  Inland, the mountain villages of the Alta Rocca sit below the dramatic peaks of Bavella, while to the east lies Sartène, the ancient capital of the south.
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Calvi, Île Rousse & The Balagne

Another walled citadel, Calvi sits on an outcrop of granite, with cobbled streets of old houses and fishermen mending their nets by the harbour.  It has managed to keep its character even though there is now a degree of sophistication in its cafés and stylish shops, it is set against four miles of pine-backed sands curving below the Balagne and its distant mountains. Île Rousse is a pleasant old town with a covered market and  main square shaded by Plane trees, the Trinichellu narrow-guage railway connects the towns, continuing from here to Bastia and across the mountains to Ajaccio. The Balagne is idyllic countryside with olives, vines and citrus fruit, and hills topped by tiny villages with many miles of beautiful beaches along its shores.
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Saint Florent & the Cap Corse

Saint Florent lies at the neck of the Cap Corse looking out over its Azure gulf below misty, lavender mountains. More French in character than the harbours of the south, here the locals drink pastis and play pétanque.  Water-spouts are a draw on the sandy beach a mile outside town, while the fabulous isolated strands of Saleccia and Loto are accessible on foot, by boat, four-wheel drive or motorbike. The nearby vine-covered hills of Nebbiu and Patrimonia produce excellent wines, which can be tasted and bought at growers’ mansions, indeed the finest white wines on the island come from Cap Corse. This giant’s thumb of land has a string of small ports on a coastline of cliffs, coves, sweeps of pebble and sand, while mountains are covered with woods and maquis. One of the Cap’s gems is Nonza.  Flower-decked and slate-roofed, the village seems to have sprouted from its craggy foundation, another jewel is the artists’ haunt of Erbalunga, clinging to a jagged promontory, its fishing boats bobbing at anchor.
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Corsican places – things to see and do

Corsica is a holiday island of such spectacular beauty and contrasts that it is not surprising so many visitors want to discover more than one area. Corsica is a French island, although closer to Italy than the Riviera. The island of Corsica has 1,000km (600 miles) of unspoiled coastline, more than 200 pristine beaches and many hidden coves making Corsica ideal for a holiday of exploration. Corsica, widely known as ‘The Mountain in the sea’, boasts the highest mountains and the most rivers of any Mediterranean holiday island. The mountainous terrain contrasts 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. Visitors rarely come 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.  We have put together a list of must-see places, festivals and fairs to help you begin your journey of discovery in Corsica.
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Romantic Holidays in Corsica

With its breathtaking landscape and French heritage, Corsica is a wonderful destination for honeymooners or couples who want to get away from it all and relax. We have a selection of fabulous hotels and properties to fit the bill. Our Corsica  specialists will be pleased to help you find your romantic idyll, but here are a few ideas to consider which will give you a taste of the selection we can offer.
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The Corsican Climate

Corsica enjoys some warm, sunny days most of the time, with the hottest and busiest months naturally being July and August, when rain is quite rare. June and September are generally warm and sunny with the added advantage of cooler evenings and enough warm weather for plenty of swimming. Rain does fall occasionally, but this helps keep this Mediterranean island lush and green. During April, May and October the weather varies. Rain can be common but so too are bright sunny days with everything in sharp focus and days warm enough for swimming. This is a wonderful time for walking, driving and exploring. In the spring, wild flowers are everywhere while approaching autumn the forests are a feast of colour – orange, red, yellow.
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Corsican Cuisine

In Corsica, time is taken to eat – meals are quite long and generally consist of several courses. All the usual French products can be found in Corsica, but the origins of real Corsican cooking are simple, mountain fayre and fresh local produce, which is seasonal and of superb quality. Corsican cheese is made up in the mountains from either sheep or goats' milk - typical Corsican soft cheese is brocciu. Try a delicious omelette stuffed with brocciu and fresh mint! Typical of mountain cuisine, Corsicans make delicious stews - civet. Most commonly from wild boar (sanglier) when in season, but also with veal (veau) and olives, or kid (cabri), which is sometimes roasted.
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Walking in Corsica

Walks in Corsica range from easy rambling to serious climbing. The Parc Naturel Régional de la Corse has made great efforts over the past few years to improve and maintain the walking paths, creating better access and readily-available information. The two main long distance trails (5 to 15 days) are the GR20 and the Mare e Monti (Sea and Mountains), covering Corisca’s five main peaks. These routes can be challenging so for a more leisurely walk, there are many inter-village trails (sentiers du pays), as well as scenic headland walks, which usually lead to a Genoese tower which is well worth visiting. Many paths lead to some of Corsica’s most stunning lakes, rivers and waterfalls and even to beaches and coves, which would otherwise be inaccessible except by boat. Many of our properties in Corsica are well situated for walkers, some with tracks starting on their doorstep, so please do not hesitate to ask our Corsica Specialists for suggestions.
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Activities in the great outdoors

Corsica is a great place to get out and about and enjoy the great outdoors.  Along with watersports and walking, the variety of terrain make this island a wonderful spot for canyoning, mountain climbing and horse-riding.  There is also one of the best golf courses in France on the island.
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Best beaches in Corsica

Beach lovers are in for a treat.  There are miles of pristine beaches waiting to be discovered; rocky coves, endless white sands, beaches backed by pines and dunes and craggy shores. Simpson’s Corsica specialists have picked out some of the best.
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History of Corsica

We know Corsica has been inhabited for millennia, and many civilisations have come and gone – the Torreens, Phoenicians, Romans, Saracens and Tuscans to name but a few.  The Bronze Age menhirs, dolmens and torri at Filitosa, and from ‘la Dame de Bonifacio’, a woman from 6570BC whose skeleton was found in the port's limestone cliffs. In and around Sartène, Tizzano and in the Alta Rocca are fascinating archaeological sites and museums. 
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Family holidays in Corsica

The ‘Ile de Beauté’ is a favourite holiday destination for families. Children are made welcome in restaurants and shops and play an important part in everyday life. Many beaches in Corsica offer safe, shallow water for swimming and lovely soft sand for sand castles. Swimming pools in France have security systems installed, offering families an additional safety measure when they have the use of a pool.  All you have to do is give us a list of your requirements and we will find the property best suited to your needs.

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