Beaches & Nightlife

Hi All,

I have read many post and am slightly conderned.

I am looking for an area after we have completed the GR20 route for a bit of R%26amp;R.

We are 16 from the British Army and we will be looking for an area that has excellent beaches, and nightlife to match.

Some people seem to be saying Porto Vecchio is good, some saying its poor? could anyone advise?

The hotel we were going to book is now all full, so time is running short for us. we will be taking R%26amp;R from 14-16 June.

Also if anyone is in the same area at the same time, come and join us for a drink.

scott

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If you are doing the whole GR20 (and good luck to you, I wish I was up to it), it would make sense to spend your R%26amp;R time around Porto Vecchio where the beaches are wonderful. The problem is that Porto Vecchio is a lively town with restaurants and bars, but not within walking distance of any of the beaches that are so renowned - Palombaggio, Santa Guilia, San Cyprien, Pinarellu. There are plenty of hotels in that area so I suggest you look around there somewhere near one of those beaches and then travel in and out to Porto Vecchio at night.

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Yep, PV is your best bet. It kind of depends what you are looking for in terms of nightlife. You%26#39;ll find restaurants, bars and the odd sports bar in PV. What you won%26#39;t find are lots of late night clubs, dancing etc. But that sort of place is pretty thin on the ground on the whole island.

But my roving friend is right, you have to accept that the beach and the nightlife in town are about 5Km apart. Have a look at

http://www.multimap.com/maps/#t=l%26amp;map=41.59073,9.27949|13|4%26amp;loc=FR:41.59099:9.27949:14|porto%20vecchio|Porto-Vecchio,%20Corse-du-Sud

The beaches start on the headland just below the town, and they are pretty damned good. So stay up there and commute/taxi into town in the evening. Or vice versa.

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Porto Vecchio actually has THE nightclub of the island, i.e. the one all the young ones go to at least a couple of times during the season even if it means travelling some distance to get there:

http://www.vianotte.com/

It%26#39;s just off the Bonifacio road, south of Porto Vecchio.

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Scott, Porto Vecchio seems to be a god place IF you do the GR20 from North to South. However the trail can be walk in the opposite direction too. In that case you%26#39;ll end up in Calenzena/Calvi and there are many local experts for this area in this forum.

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Many thanks everyone for the responses.

we are doing the whole GR20, from North to South, being Army, should be easy enough and fun !! (Not).......

As much as i am trying to get a good hotel for the 2 nights R%26amp;R, everywhere is booking up fast or are full, but i shall be persistent in getting to Porto Vecchio.

How much would a taxi be to Via Notte from Porto Vecchio? we will travel to the beaches by day %26amp; stay in PV during the evening.

Thanks

Scott.

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