From the pretty port of Calvi, for example. Can you make out the snowy peaks, all the way over there? You could go and ski a few pistes and then come back. Or you could stay here, in the sun, making your Instagram followers jealous.
While others are keeping an eye out for snow dumps, you are off to spot dolphins or fin whales.
You may as well learn a bit of rudimentary Corsican, while you’re at it. Repeat after us: coppa, figatellu, lonzu, prisuttu...
Direction Porto-Vecchio! Sheltered by the Ospedale hillsides, you’ve found the islands most incredible micro-climate, with an average year-round temperature of 16.7°C.
A rustic winter pleasure, fishing for sea urchins is a great reason for popping the corks as soon as you get up.
In February, tapas, sangria, colourful films, and fiesta. Wait a minute: where are you again? You’re still in Corsica, at the Ajaccio Spanish and Latin American Film Festival.
It’s one of France’s best beaches. And because it’s winter, the crystal-clear waters of Palombaggia are (almost) all yours.