Hotels near Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport - CLY, Calvi

Calvi totally exceeded my expectations. It has everything - a board walk, a beach, and quaint old town. The shops were also really great - good quality things at a range of price points. We were there on the off season, so I think there would be more things happening and open in a couple months time.

Calvi is a lovely traditional town with a small port/marina and delightful waterfront. It is dominated by the medieval (15th century) Citadel, built by the Genoese who occupied the island at that time, and well worth a few visits. Concerts are staged at the cathedral in the Citadel, tickets being available from the Tourism Office, adjacent to the railway station. The views over Calvi itself from its walls and terraces are wonderful. It has a railway station, for 'Le Petit Train', with regular trains which service the route as far as L'Isle Rousse and two services per day that with one change go as far as the capital Ajaccio. It has a wonderful beach - Pinede beach - which is walkable for at least 3 miles.

Calvi is a small fortress citadel surrounded by shops and restaurants and everywhere is walking distance. Everyone spoke English but were kind about my schoolboy French. Lots of beach and restaurants on the beach easily accessible by walking the beach or the boardwalk set back by the small train line. Diving trips and boat cruises abound (our sunset cruise had dolphins !!!) as well as tours into the mountains to visit picturesque villages. We had an evening concert in the Cathedral of Polyphonic singers, very moving. Try the local train to get to beaches along the northwest coast, very relaxed.

Lovely old town and harbour and marina with bars and restaurants but expensive. 9 euros for 500ml beer. Main courses mostly over 20 euros plus Not easy for people with mobility problems as steep round the citadel and harbour. Not much choice for vegetarians except pizza pasta and salads. A nightmare for vegans!

Charming little place where the port joins the town and there plenty of good restaurants to choose from, the old town is pleasant to walk through and we found the people very friendly. Its all very pretty plus threes a good Citadel as well. We have the Moules which were excellent and as a starter the Local Charcutterie Fab

We loved Sun beach and hired sunbeds right on the beach under the restaurant for 3 days. The village was very cute with interesting shopping and great restaurants. We also enjoyed walking around the small harbour. Calvi has a fabulous supermarket (Super U) along the main street opposite the sea. The views of the mountains in Calvi is nothing short of spectacular. We also enjoyed the 30 min drive along the coast to L'lle Rousse and found a little pebble beach all to ourselves. A week is definitely not enough time in Corsica