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Access to the apartment is via the patio which is reached from an old
vaulted stairway. The kitchen is fully equipped with a full cooker and microwave as well as the usual kitchen equipment
such as dishwasher and a good sized fridge-freezer - ideal for ice creams in the summer! The main room is open
plan, and has a stylish wrought iron and glass dining table, double sofabed, television and french doors leading
onto the terrace. Furnished with style and taste, there are lots of nice features such as the beamed ceileings
and original built in wooden cupboards that have been loving restored by the proprietors. There is a large double
bedroom and a newly refitted modern shower room and toilet. The utility area is outside and is home to a further
freezer and the washing machine.
However, the proprietors tells us that it is the terrace where guests spend most of their time. Spacious and very
sunny, here one can relax and while away the hours admiring the granite peaks of Monte Grosso which take on a beautiful
russet colour at sunset. The terrace has been furnished with a large table and chairs as well as a parasol to provide
shade during the heat of the day.
Known as the Garden of Corsica, the Balagne is an area of lush countryside with a stunning mountain backdrop, and
is famous for its ring of perched villages of which Montemaggiore is a typical example. Set on a promontory with
Monte Grosso rising to 9,000 feet behind, the village has been awarded a two star rating by the Michelin Green
guide for its stunning panoramic views. The best of these are from the foot of the 17th Century baroque church,
or from the rocky outcrop A Cima at the edge of the village from where you can see right across the ruins of old
Montemaggiore to Calvi on one side of the valley and to the peaks of Monte Grosso on the other.
The village has a small local café/restaurant, local produce is on sale nearby and food vans call with various
foodstuffs, so you won't need to leave the village unless you want to explore.
Montemaggiore is famous for its Olive fair (Fiera di l'Alivu) normally the third week of July. This annual event
marks a weekend of exhibitions and tasting by all the local Olive producers, and culminates in a prize giving ceremony
for the best oil of the year. At other times of the year, why not visit the Domaine d'Alzipratu where you can taste
(and of course buy) the excellent local wine - the Rosé and Red are particularly good, and of course there
are various fetes and fayres throughout the year, the most notable of which is the 15th August when the whole island
celebrates assumption with some amazing firework displays!
Of course the beach resort of Calvi and Ile Rousse are never far away with their range water sports (jet ski, diving,
sailing, windsurfing) and boat trips to the nearby nature reserve of Scandola. In the village itself, there are
several places for a quiet game of boules, and a tennis court by the old fashioned school - there is even hang
gliding on offer nearby!
Linen is included in the price of the rental.
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15km
In village 50m, plus mobile shops
North - Calvi or Bastia
Included
SUNDAYS |
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| PRICES 2010 - prices shown are per week, not per person |
| Dates |
Amount
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| 1 January - 5 June |
415 + 50 heating charge
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| 6 June - 3 July |
475
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| 4 July - 2 October |
590
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| 3 October - 19 December |
415 + 50 heating charge
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| Security/Breakage deposit |
300
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Bookings and further information: e-mail: bookings@directAlpineSun.com.
For your convenience, payments for this property can be made
in sterling or euros
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COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS GUESTS...
''If you plan to come to the northern part of Corsica and stay
in a peaceful and charming place, close to the nice beaches but also mountains this is the one. We have spent only
one week there and would definitely like to come again. The apartment is nice and lovely and the view from the
terrace is breathtaking. You are welcomed by a sweet landlady that packed everything you need in a stylistic apartment.
As we had an active holiday we did not get to know people from the village. We left that for the next time ...'
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