Harbours and anchorages near Bastia

ANSE DE PERALDU

Rocky anchorage on the west side of the Cap Corse, in the Golfe de Saint-Florent, 4 nm NW of Saint-Florent.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Punta di Saeta

Anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Florent on the western side of Cap Corse, sand bottom, about 2.6 nautical miles north-east of Saint-Florent.

• Sheltered E, SE

Punta di Furmiguli

Sand anchorage on the west coast of Cap Corse, in the Agriates desert sector, north of Saint-Florent, Corsica.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Castellare-de-Casinca Cove

Open anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, off the alluvial Casinca plain south of the Golo river mouth.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Giottani

Open anchorage on the western coast of Cap Corse, off the hamlet of Giottani in the commune of Barrettali.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Marine de Meria

Cove on the east coast of Cap Corse, between Macinaggio and Santa Severa, sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plage de Taverna

Open anchorage on a sand bottom just south of Bastia old town, east coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Plage de Traves

Sandy anchorage off the Agriates desert coast, west side of Cap Corse, between Saint-Florent and the Plage du Loto.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Punta Mortella

Anchorage on the western side of the Golfe de Saint-Florent in Haute-Corse, at the foot of the Tour de la Mortella, on sand and weed.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Borgo Cove

Sand anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, off the commune of Borgo, south of Bastia.

• Sheltered W, SW

Cala de Malfacu

Cove of the Désert des Agriates coast in northern Corsica, about 8.5 nm west of Saint-Florent.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Bastia - Vieux port

Historic harbour of 263 berths below the citadel of Bastia, capital of Haute-Corse, on the north-east coast of the island.

Macinaggio

Marina of 605 berths on the north-east tip of Cap Corse, the first harbour of shelter for boats coming down from the Tuscan archipelago.

Erbalunga

Open roadstead off the village of Erbalunga on the east coast of Cap Corse, 9 km north of Bastia.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Palagaccio

Anchorage on the east coast of Cap Corse, just north of Bastia.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plage de Loto

Shallow sand anchorage on the Agriates coast 3.7 NM NW of Saint-Florent, opposite a 700 m white-sand beach inside a Conservatoire du Littoral estate.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Anse d'Alisu

Anchorage on the western side of the northern tip of Cap Corse, in the commune of Ersa, with a sand beach at its head.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Bo's plage

Anchorage off a sand beach on the west side of the golfe de Saint-Florent, northern Corsica, open to the W.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Pineto

Sand-bottom anchorage south of Bastia, off the Marana beach strip between the airport and the city, good holding in settled weather.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Plage de Saleccia

Sand anchorage along the Agriates coast, west of Saint-Florent in northern Corsica, fronting a 1 km white-sand beach backed by juniper scrub.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW

Fiume Bughju

Rocky-bottom anchorage at the mouth of the Fiume Bughju stream in the Golfe de Saint-Florent, northern Corsica.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Mortella Tower South

Anchorage on sand and rock at the foot of the ruined Tour de la Mortella, 2.7 NM NW of Saint-Florent on the Agriates coast.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Puntalle

Sand anchorage 2.5 NM NW of Saint-Florent on the southern edge of the Agriates, tucked behind a low rocky point that blocks swell from the main sector of winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Anse de Fornali

Anchorage on the western shore of the Golfe de Saint-Florent in Haute-Corse, between the town and the Agriates desert.

• Free
• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Portocciolo

Small cove anchorage on the east coast of Cap Corse, just south of Santa Severa.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Marine de Luri

Open anchorage off Santa Severa on the east coast of Cap Corse, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Paillers De Ghignu

Anchorage off Plage de Ghignu on the Désert des Agriates, northern Corsica, in the Saint-Florent gulf approaches.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Port de Erbalunga

Small fishing harbour on the east coast of Cap Corse, 4 nm north of Bastia.

Plage de Miomo

Day anchorage off Plage de Miomo on the eastern shore of Cap Corse, 3 km north of Bastia, Haute-Corse.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Port Toga - Bastia

Marina of 363 berths on the north edge of Bastia, built in the 1990s between the commercial ferry port and the district of Pietranera.