Villa Lavezzi

Discover why Corsica’s known as L’Ile de Beauté as you stay at Villa Lavezzi, a comfortable and airy villa close to Bonifacio, it’s stunning golf course and some of the island’s most idyllic beaches. 

With spacious interiors, light floods into the open-plan living area with floor-to-ceiling windows sliding open to the decked terrace and swimming pool. The kitchen-diner is well-equipped for preparing meals on the al-fresco terrace whilst three ground-floor bedrooms all have their own shower room as well as doors leading outside.

Upstairs, the master en suite double features its own upper terrace with the most glorious outlook to the estate’s landscaped gardens dotted with olive trees. Beyond the domaine, which features five villas across its shared grounds, lies unspoilt countryside so typical of southern Corsica with the aromas of maquis and views of the glistening blue sea as you follow the road towards the coast.

Within 3km you will reach the Robert Trent Jones designed 18-hole Golf de Spérone and, a little further, a picturesque bay for swimming and summer watersports. One of Bonifacio’s most loved beaches, Plage du Grand Spérone, is also a short distance away, the last part reached on foot and worth every effort.

Bonifacio itself is full of charm with its dramatic citadel and warren of lanes home to traditional restaurants and artisan shops selling fine local foods from olive oil, figs and honey to cured meat and brocciu. Down by the marina, hop on a boat excursion to the gorgeous Lavezzi islands, then stop off in one of the bustling bars for a chilled glass of Corsican rosé or chestnut beer.

The rest of southern Corsica is waiting to be explored from the glamorous Porto Vecchio and its iconic beaches to the wilder interiors of the island. Hike through mountains and forests, cool off in rock pools and simply admire the outstanding beauty of this incredible island.