Hi.
Does anyone have advice re. chosing between a villa (El Balcon)near Porto Vecchio versus a villa (A Leccia) on the outskirts of Calvi. The former appeals as is quietly located on a hill top but requires at least 10-15 mins drive to nearest beach/shops etc. The latter also as a %26#39;5-10 min walk%26#39; to the centre of Calvi - does that mean its in a built up area? We are a family of 6 adults inc grandparents, a 3yr old and 2 18month olds.
Also, we%26#39;re going for 2 weeks in mid Sept, what should we not miss? These properties are on opposite sides of the island so where are we better placed for sightseeing?
Thanks for any advice.
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5-10 minutes walk from the centre of Calvi does indeed mean it will be a built up area - but not very. The back of Calvi is quite leafy.
I%26#39;d have thought it would be much better for small children to be able to walk to the beach (very suitable for children) than to have to pile into the car each time.
But not if you really want to get away from it all.
I leave it to others to advise on which is better for sightseeing since I don%26#39;t know the Porto Vecchio area very well.
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Sounds as though Calvi is your better option for the beach. The backstreets are not heavily built-up but neither are they open-country BUT be aware that the walk back from the beach is likely to be (quite steeply) uphill; that 5-10 minutes always means 10+ and that Calvi beach is (wonderful, child-friendly, well-serviced and) long, which means that even when you reach it, you may want to/face a 5 minute+ walk to find a spot you really like and which is clear, though Sept. should be quite quiet. If you have a car you may choose to use it in any case to drive to one of the behind-the-beach car parks.
If you%26#39;re going to have a car wherever you go, you might favour Porto-Vecchio, if you like your beaches to look like those in a Caribbean brochure (Palombaggia in particular); more isolated and classically beautiful - though the views of the Citadel and the mountains make Calvi beach very special too - but with fewer facilities; you can park pretty close-up to them.
Sightseeing; in Porto-Vecchio, you;%26#39;ve got the town itself (not much); Bonifacio town and grotto/island boat trips (worth a long day or two short ones); the high mountain villages and the oriuu at Cena and Can (not everyone%26#39;s cup of tea and one is a rough scramble to reach). Plus a day trip to lunch in Sartene. Filitosa is a LONG drive. I wouldn%26#39;t do it with two 18 month olds.
At Calvi you have the town and Citadel; boat trips to the Scandola marine nature reserve and Galeria (very lovely); the villages of the Balagne; Ile Rousse; river swimming in the Fango Valley and (a day trip) the Calanques en route to Porto. Filitosa is not practical.
For me - Calvi every time - its more of a proper town than P-V and the quayside is lovely - and I%26#39;ve holidayed in the Porto-Vecchio, St-Florent, Erbalunga, Calvi and Ajaccio areas.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks to both balanina and fraisse10 for your advice. We have now booked the 2 weeks in Calvi and am looking forward to it very much. Hope the weather is still good at the end of September...
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