Carved into Bonifacio’s limestone cliffs, the King of Aragon’s Staircase drops steeply towards the sea. Legend has it that Aragonese soldiers cut the 187 steps in a single night during the 1420 siege; the more prosaic story involves monks, a natural fault in the rock and a freshwater well at the bottom. The views, fortunately, are entirely undisputed.

La Bohème is Maora’s barefoot answer to a beach club, with rattan lamps, boho touches and tables set right in the sand. Popolo dishes and nearby water sports keep the whole family happily occupied.

La Ferme sits high on Cavallo among granite rocks and Mediterranean greenery, with a French-Mediterranean menu focused on produce from land and sea. The setting is gloriously remote, reached by the island’s little electric shuttle.

One of Corsica’s great beach scenes: a long ribbon of white sand, shallow turquoise water and umbrella pines leaning towards the sea, with the Cerbicale Islands scattered across the horizon. Bring a book, a picnic and a little patience for shell hunting – you may even stumble upon an Eye of Sainte Lucie, Corsica’s tiny lucky charm.