Hotels in Calvi: where to stay, area by area

The most convenient option without a car: the station, the port, restaurants and boat departures are all within walking distance. Lively in the evening in summer, so it can be noisy.

If you come by car, the commercial port car park takes long stays. There is no regular shuttle from the airport: plan on a taxi.

A few places to stay inside the walls, for quiet evenings and the view. Parking is for residents only: plan to park down below.

You walk up by a flight of steps from the lower town, so travel light. In the evening, the walk round the ramparts is free, with the view over the bay and the Revellata.

Along the beach, between the town and the airport. Practical for families, with the Balagne train to get into the centre.

The beach has lifeguards from mid-June to mid-September, but dogs are not allowed. The pine forest car parks charge from June to September: ask whether your accommodation has parking.

One or two kilometres from the centre, quieter self-catering apartments, often with a view of the bay. A car is useful.

On foot, the walk down to the centre is easy, the climb back less so. In town, parking is charged from April to October.

On the west side, towards Notre-Dame de la Serra and the peninsula: fewer hotels, more nature and sunsets.

This is the side of Notre-Dame de la Serra, with its view over the whole bay, and of the Revellata lighthouse, best seen at the end of the day. For the town and the main beach, you will need the car.

About ten kilometres away: Lumio on the slopes facing the bay, Calenzana inland, at the start of the GR20 trail. More peace and space, as long as you have a car. On the coast, the Lumio marina has its own Sant’Ambroggio beach.

Allow about a quarter of an hour to Calvi from either village, outside summer and without stopping.