Hotel Les Bergeries

Activities

• The swimming pool terrace is a great spot to do nothing at all. There are loungers in the sun, loungers in the shade, the bar is 10 paces away, and the views stretch for miles
  
  
• Head down to the beach and join in the fun. Because all beaches in France are public, not many of the restaurants have permission for sun beds. However, the hotel knows which ones do and will take you to them; expect to pay about €20 a day for a bed (2011 price)
  
  
• The area is geared up for all sorts of watersports. You can kayak along the coast, kite surf, dive (the owner’s brother owns a dive company), learn to sail, waterski or roar about on a jet ski. Alternatively, just pick up some goggles and snorkel
  
  
• The hotel has its own motorboat, an 8m rib. You can hire it with or without a pilot (quite expensive but fun)
  
  
• Check out the island’s beautiful interior. You’re close to Les Aguilles de Bavella, a range of spectacular mountains, their peaks sculpted dramatically by the wind. Take the road up to Zonza (Europe’s highest race course), then on to Quenza, where you can saddle up and ride in the mountains. There’s canyoning up here, too
  
  
• Visit Bonifacio, the vertigo-inducing clifftop town on the south coast. You can play golf on its cliffs… and lose your ball in the sea, no doubt. It’s well worth taking a boat trip as the view of the town from the water is staggering. There are sea caves to explore and the stunning Iles Lavezzi. Around them the odd atoll lies submerged underwater and you will not believe your eyes when you see people sitting in deckchairs seemingly afloat in the middle of the sea