Harbours and anchorages near Ajaccio

Dinghy Dock Ajaccio

Dinghy landing in the harbour of Ajaccio on the west coast of Corsica, between Port Charles Ornano and Port Tino Rossi.

Isolella

Anchorage off the Isolella peninsula on the western side of the Gulf of Ajaccio, Corsica, about 4 NM south of the city.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Plage du Liamone

Open sand anchorage at the mouth of the Liamone river on the west coast of Corsica, 2.9 nm SE of Sagone and 6.5 nm SE of Cargèse.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Réserve de Saparella

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica in the Gulf of Valinco, off the Saparella coastline north of Porto Pollo.

• Free
• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Sampiero

Buoy mooring field on the southern shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, Corsica, off the Sampiero sector between Porticcio and the Isolella peninsula.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Plage de la Calanca

Sand anchorage on the north shore of the Golfe de Valinco, 0.9 NM from Propriano, sheltered from N, NE, E and NW winds.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Anse Rossa

Sand-bottom cove on the west coast of Corsica, in the Gulf of Valinco area south of Ajaccio.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S

Cala di Faru

Rocky cove at the northern entrance of the Gulf of Valinco, just NW of Porto Pollo, on the west coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW

Cargèse

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, in the bay of Cargese between the gulf of Sagone and the gulf of Porto.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Punta di U Puntiglione

Small anchorage on the south side of the Cargèse peninsula, west coast of Corsica, with a mixed sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Abbartello

Anchorage on the north shore of the Golfe de Valinco in Corsica, between Porto Pollo and Propriano, on sand.

• Sheltered N, NE

Ilot de Cala d'Alga

Small cove anchorage on the west coast of the Sanguinaires archipelago, south-west of Ajaccio, in Corsica.

• Sheltered NW, W

Anse de Cacalu

Anchorage on the south side of the Îles Sanguinaires chain, west of Ajaccio, off the south coast of the island of Mezu Mare.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Porto Pollo

Buoy field of 124 moorings in the Golfe de Valinco, southern Corsica, mixed sand, rock and seagrass bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Baie de Menasina

Small bay just east of Cargèse, 0.7 nm from the port on the west coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Anse de la Figuera

Cove on the west Corsican coast north of the Gulf of Ajaccio, with a mixed bottom of sand, rock and Posidonia.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Grande Sanguinaire

Rocky anchorage off Mezzu Mare, the largest of the Sanguinaires islands at the mouth of the Gulf of Ajaccio, western Corsica.

• Sheltered E, SE, S

Plage de Saint Joseph

Anchorage off the sand beach of Saint-Joseph on the west coast of Corsica, sand bottom, sheltered from the north through east sectors, open to the westerly swell.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Porto Pollo

Buoy field in the Gulf of Valinco on the west coast of Corsica, off the village of Porto-Pollo in the commune of Serra-di-Ferro.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Golfe de Monacchi

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica between Cargèse and Sagone, sand bottom, sheltered from N through SE.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Cala Piscona

Sand-bottomed cove on the south shore of the Golfe de Valinco in Corsica, 2.4 NM northwest of Propriano, sheltered from NW to NE winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Port Tino Rossi

Marina of 300 berths at the foot of the Ajaccio citadel, on the south side of the Ajaccio old town.

Pointe de Triu

Rocky point on the west coast of Corsica, between the bay of Sagone and Cargèse, in the Golfe de Sagone.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Port Charles Ornano

Main marina of Ajaccio with 1007 berths, located north of the old town in the Golfe d'Ajaccio.

Anse de Minaccia

Small cove on the western shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, south Corsica. Mooring prohibited under local prefectoral order.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Anse Ottioni

Anchorage in a small cove on the west coast of Corsica, south of Ajaccio in the Gulf of Ajaccio.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S

Pietra

Rocky anchorage off the west coast of Corsica, 6.5 NM north-west of Ajaccio and Port Charles Ornano.

• Sheltered N

Iles Sanguinaires

Rocky archipelago off the western tip of the Gulf of Ajaccio in Corsica, anchorage on rock bottom with shelter only from the east.

• Sheltered E

Cala Di Castagna

Small anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, between Porto Pollo and the Gulf of Ajaccio. Mixed sand, rock and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

A cala di u Timuzzolu

Anchorage on the south shore of the golfe d'Ajaccio, west Corsica, sheltered from south-east winds on a rocky bottom.

• Sheltered S, SE