Corsica or Sardinia??

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We have 2 dc (10 & 7). All our hols up to now have been camping/static caravan/cottage in UK (recently once in northern Spain and once in Brittany). We have the chance of a 10 day holiday in June next year and would like to go somewhere where it is almost certain to be warm and dry yet not too far to travel. We would prefer self catering and that having had a glance at hotel prices, that would probably be what we could afford. We like sandy beaches and active holidays. From my research so far, Corsica and Sardinia look good options. If you've been to both, which would you recommend?

I'd also love any recommendations for towns/villages/places to stay. Also we're not closed to other ideas for places to go.

We've stayed in Porto Vecchio, Corsica and on Sardinia outside Alghero and Cannigione.

Porto Vecchio was small lovely town with marina - very smart French. Beaches 10mins south of there as beautiful as Caribbean. The walled town at very south of island is worth a visit (and boat trip to caves).

Beaches just north of Alghero also gorgeous (saw dolphin in one bay) & not all backed by hotels. All the beautiful young people head to the beach to play volleyball & hang out in a posing way at the weekends. East coast Sardinia much more windy (lots of sailing/windsurfing), more cliffs, even worse roads!

We found Sardinia to be cheaper to eat out, excellent food and much more family friendly. Need a car for either IMO.

No experience of Sardinia but went to Corsica last year with Corsican Places (can HIGHLY recommend them). Flew direct from Stansted to Calvi which was a ten minute drive into the town. Gorgeous beaches, really liked L'Ile Rousse and enjoyed hiring a car for a few days to really explore.

As mentioned above Corsica is expensive but it is possible to keep the costs down.

Look up Agriturismo options if you haven't. Your DC could love the right one.

Thanks both of you. Alghero is one of the places I'd looked at but will look at those others mentioned now and definitely the agriturismo. I would love to stay in a hotel just for once but location is more important and in these locations our budget won't stretch! Will have to continue my weight loss campaign so as not to feel hopelessly inadequate in the midst of beautiful beach bodies . Alternatively we could just do inland stuff at weekends!

We've been to Corsica - stayed in the south, inbetween Porto Vechio and Bonifacio. I would go back like a shot!