Camping Olva

So, you have the coast set in your sights? The sandy Plage de Tizzano (half an hour’s drive) is a handy option for scuba diving, while Plage de Roccapina (45 minutes) has 400 metres of the golden stuff and family-friendly shallows. The scenery is spectacular from Campomoro Beach (25 minutes), but for more coves nearby Porto-Vecchio (an hour and 15 minutes), top picks include Beach Rondinara (an hour and 20 minutes) and Palombaggia (an hour and a half). Archaeology fans will be happy to find plenty of cool sites, from the Neolithic art of Filitosa (35 minutes) to the prehistoric Plateau de Cauria (35 minutes) and the Bronze Age remains at Cucuruzzu and Capula (half an hour). After some stunning hiking areas instead? Mountainous climbs await in Aiguilles de Bavella (55 minutes), Plateau du Coscione (an hour and 40 minutes) and L'Ospédale (an hour and five minutes, with ropes courses, canyoning, mountain biking and all sorts nearby). As for those of who want to live your island fantasy, take yourself off to Strait of Bonifacio (an hour and 15 minutes) for the Bouches de Bonifacio, Lavezzi and Cavallo Islands or Ajaccio (an hour and 25 minutes) and Archipel des Sanguinaires (an hour and 50 minutes).