Tips for a holiday in Corsica

We're going to Corsica with some friends and their kids for a week! Apparently we'll be staying in one of the tourist ghettos on the east coast, but we'll have a car, so what do you recommend we see/do/eat? I have a guidebook, but personal recommendations are usually much more interesting and apt.

TIA,
alala

a) give the locals a wide birth visit Bonifacio and the west coast cliffs
c) go hiking in the mountains
d) don't know whether the children would like it but crossing the island by train is fantastic

Do nothing except relax! We are leaving in a couple of weeks to an all inclusive place and I don't want to think at all. I will not take my computer and I will not think about any of the crap that stresses me out lately. My advise, do NOTHING! Just relax and forget about everything!

have fun! can't give you advice, but it sounds like it'll be fun.
both alala and eurovol enjoy it- i'd love to take a nice vacation some places and just hang out and relax/have fun.

Yeah, we went to an all-inclusive place in Croatia last year and did nothing, it was fabulous. But I'm hoping for a teeny bit of culture this time, and I don't know anything about Corsica - what's the traditional music like, do they have any sort of specialized artisan-thingy, like glass in Venice or steel in Toledo... I have a few tips on food, but that's about all. I'm looking forward to it, though.

I think the kids would really like the train idea, will definitely check that out.

Thanks, all.

@alala
Ive heard that Corsica have the best weather of all France and that the sand is very fine.
Don't forget to tell us how it was and what activities do you recommend to do there as I'm also thinking to go there soon.

You should definitely visit Palombaggia - get there early in the morning and enjoy having it to yourself! If you can ride, then it is worth finding a local company near Porto Vecchio who do early morning rides. We did one last summer through the maquis and down onto the beach where we had the beach to ourselves and took the horses for a swim - amazing.
It is also worth going up into the mountains and trying the local cheese, fig jam and I hear the donkey sausages are quite good!! People were very friendly but we were with friends who are locals.

http://www.cheval-en-corse.com/randonnees-...-sud-corse.html

Well, I got a Lonely Planet guide, and one of the kids says he might be interested in riding a horse... I'll report back after the trip and let y'all know if I've learned anything of value. Thanks again!

Corsica?

Wonderful landscape.
Good food.
Shit people.
Average camping.
Wonderful gumpen,
Hairy driving
Great experiance overall.

(except for the shit people.)

Not too popular with Admiral Nelson, he lost an eye there just outside Calvi on the D81B during the bombardment of the citadel in 1794 – I think there is a plaque there to mark the spot.
The island was ruled by the English king Theodore de Neuhoff in 1736.
Corsica link here: http://www.simondawson.com/crslife.htm

Theodore of Corsica (August 25, 1694 – December 11, 1756), born Theodor Stephan Freiherr von Neuhoff, was a German adventurer who was briefly King of Corsica ...

Theodor von Neuhoff (German)

We're going to Corsica this summer! Going to be staying in the north...one week near Bastia and then travelling over to Calvi to take the ferry back to the mainland. We'll have the car so will be able to explore Cap Corse and maybe visit some mountainous areas. Really looking forward to it cos it's somewhere I've never been before. Am armed with my trusty Lonely Planet guide but any suggestions would be most appreciated!