Villa Fr5213

With the heart of this charming town just a short stroll away, this beautifully styled home is the perfect location for experiencing the Balagne region and all it has to offer.

Offering style as well as comfort, the modern features such as air conditioning and the contemporary kitchen diner make this property a comfortable family retreat.
A wonderful balcony is attached to the master double, where you can enjoy views over to the Mediterranean whilst you listen to the waves lap below.
The swimming pool is situated on the decked terrace area, with its magnificent views over the sea that can be enjoyed from the sun loungers.

This high quality villa offers six days a week of maid service and the option to enjoy the buffet breakfast at the owners nearby hotel.
Other hotel services are on offer, including transfers, baby sitting, and meals delivered from the chef.

Just minutes from the beach, this property offers close proximity to the watersports on offer.
The charming lanes of L’Ile Rousse can also be explored, with its pretty shops and characterful restaurants.

Villa Interiors

• Living room with sliding doors leading to pool terrace
• Open-plan kitchen-diner, well-equipped
• Double bedroom with satellite TV, sea-view balcony and en-suite bathroom
• Double bedroom with satellite TV and en-suite bathroom
• Two twin/double bedrooms with satellite TV and en suite bathrooms

All bedrooms and bathrooms are on the ground floor except for one double and its bathroom which are on the lower ground floor.

Outside Grounds

• Heated swimming pool (9mx3m, depth: 1m-3m). Open and heated approximately May to mid-October. Access via living room sliding doors which can be locked as the pool safety feature
• Sun loungers on sea-facing terrace
• Barbecue

Facilities

• Wi-Fi
• Air-conditioning
• Heating
• Satellite TV

This villa is located in the lovely seaside town of L'Île-Rousse, in the Balagne region of northern Corsica, close to the port with ferry arrivals from mainland France and Italy.

Guests can wander a couple of minutes down the road to the owner’s hotel where you can enjoy the hotel's award-winning buffet breakfast if you wish; in the summer they have tables set outside on the terrace looking out towards the sea. The hotel also has a little beach or across the road there is another beach with a great range of summer watersports including yachting, stand-up paddle boards, jet-ski and pedalos. From here it’s also a lovely walk up to the lighthouse where you can enjoy yet more incredible views.

It’s about a 5 to 10-minute walk to the centre of L'Île-Rousse where you will find pretty shops, charming restaurants down narrow lanes, a beautiful town square with cafes and plane trees as well as a delightful covered market selling local specialities such as charcuterie, cheese and honey. There’s also a town beach with a handful of beachside restaurants, a great spot for some of the freshest sea-food straight from the Mediterranean.

You’re also only a couple of minutes from the train station where you can pick up Corsica’s little train, U Trinichellu, which runs a few times a day between L'Île-Rousse and Calvi (with the odd train continuing on to Bastia or Ajaccio via Corte). You can stop off near some lovely beaches such as Plage de Bodri with its white sand and turquoise waters or the larger stretches of coastline near Algajola and Sant Ambroggio, both places where you can find a number of leisure activities including watersports. Bear in mind the train can get very busy in the summer but it’s a great experience, especially for little ones.

The Balagne coastline offers many wonderful beaches accessible by car and then foot. Look out for beachside cafes in the summer serving amazing fresh fish or pretty coves backed by pine trees and maquis, the fragrant wild herbs of Corsica. Heading east, the amazing yet remote Plage de l'Ostriconi is also worth a visit at the start of the mesmerising Desert des Agriates.

Take some time to visit the magical perched villages of the Balagne countryside from Feliceto and Speloncato with their rugged mountainous landscapes to Pigna’s artisan shops and Sant'Antonino’s restaurants with spectacular views. This is also a walker’s paradise with many trails for various abilities covering woodland, villages, coast and mountains.

Calvi (25km) is another picturesque town to visit with its long beach, upmarket marina and historic centre. Have lunch on one of the terraces by Église Sainte-Marie followed by a wander through the citadel with its breathtaking views. You can also take a boat trip out to tour the Scandola Nature Reserve on the west coast, a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to spectacular scenery and wildlife.