Harbours and anchorages near Bonifacio

Baie de Palombaggia

Open anchorage off the Palombaggia beach, south of Porto-Vecchio in south-east Corsica. Sand and rock bottom, protected from the north-west sector.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Porto Pozzo

Long narrow bay in northern Sardinia, near Santa Teresa Gallura. Weed bottom with poor holding. 30 moorings, fresh water, VHF 9. Sheltered from E round to NW, open to N and NE.

• Paid
• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Bonifacio

Natural fjord harbour at the southern tip of Corsica, cut 1.5 km into limestone cliffs opposite the Strait of Bonifacio.

Porto della Madonna/ Cala Giorgio Marino

Anchorage in the La Maddalena archipelago national park, off northern Sardinia. Nine spots over sand and weed, exposed to west and north-west winds.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Cala Conneri

Cove on the island of Spargi in the La Maddalena Archipelago National Park, northern Sardinia, split in two by a small headland. Sand and rock bottom, sheltered from SW to NW, open to the east. A park permit is required.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Spiaggia dell'Alberello

Anchorage off Alberello beach, north-east Sardinia. Sand bottom, sheltered from north and west, open from east to south.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Marina dei Giardinelli

Marina at Moneta on La Maddalena in north-east Sardinia, around 50 berths, maximum draught 5 metres. Within the La Maddalena archipelago national park.

Marina di Pineto La Maddalena

Marina of 50 berths at La Maddalena, on the island of the same name in the Maddalena Archipelago National Park, northern Sardinia. Maximum draught 4 metres.

Cala di Paragnanu

Small cove on the limestone cliffs west of Bonifacio, South Corsica, sand and weed bottom, open to the south.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, NW

Cala Corsara

Cove on Spargi island, La Maddalena archipelago national park, Sardinia. Sand bottom, sheltered from N, NE and NW winds, open to the south. VHF 69.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Marc Yachting - Santa Teresa di Gallura

Marina at Santa Teresa Gallura in northern Sardinia, with 60 berths, a fuel berth and draught up to 5 metres, near the Strait of Bonifacio.

Île de Maestro Maria

Anchorage on the west side of the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, southern Corsica, 4.1 NM SE of the town harbour.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Pianottoli-Caldarello

Small harbour on the south coast of Corsica, about 12 km west of Bonifacio, sheltered behind the Bruzzi islets.

Pontile Angelo

Pontoon at Porto Pozzo on the north coast of Sardinia, with about 80 berths and depths to 2.2 metres at the head of a sheltered inlet.

Pontili Sintonia - Marina Porto Pozzo

Marina in the sheltered inlet of Porto Pozzo on the north-east coast of Sardinia, near Santa Teresa Gallura. 400 berths, depths up to 2 metres and VHF channel 9.

Stagno Torto

Anchorage in the La Maddalena archipelago national park, off northern Sardinia, with thin sand over rock and weed. Sheltered from west through south-east, exposed to the north.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Plage De Canetto

Anchorage off a sand beach on the east side of the Golfe de Sant'Amanza, south-east Corsica between Bonifacio and Porto-Vecchio.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Cala Marmorata

Sand and weed cove near Santa Teresa Gallura, northern Sardinia. Sheltered from west and south, open to the north and east.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Marina di Carlotto - Campo boe

Mooring buoy field with around 10 berths off La Maddalena, in the La Maddalena archipelago national park, northern Sardinia. VHF 12.

Île du Toro

Anchorage off Île du Toro, a small islet in the Cerbicale archipelago off the south-east coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered N, SW

Spiaggia Rena Majori

Open anchorage off Rena Majori beach on the north coast of Sardinia. Sand bottom, sheltered from NE through SE, exposed to the west.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Spiaggia del Morto

Anchorage off Spiaggia del Morto on the north coast of La Maddalena island, inside the La Maddalena archipelago nature reserve in Sardinia. In 2026 anchoring required a park permit. Sand bottom, sheltered from east and south.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Baia della Contessa

Anchorage in Baia della Contessa on the Sardinian coast. Mixed bottom of sand, rock and weed. Sheltered from W to E round through the south, exposed to N and NE winds.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

La Maddalena

Anchorage in the La Maddalena archipelago, off north-east Sardinia, within the national park of the same name. Sand bottom. Fresh water available. The town of La Maddalena links the archipelago by ferry from Palau.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE

Anse de la Catena

Shore-line mooring at the entrance of the Bonifacio fjord, Corsica, on the north side of the calanque, with room for around 30 boats tied to lines run to the rocks.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Cala della Chiesa North

No-anchoring zone on the north side of Cala della Chiesa, Îles Lavezzi, Corsica, inside the Bouches de Bonifacio natural reserve.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, S, SE

Anse de Testarella

Cove on the southern coast of Corsica, between Pianottoli-Caldarello and Bonifacio, opening south onto the Bouches de Bonifacio.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Cala Soraya

Cove with small beaches on Spargi island, in the La Maddalena archipelago off Sardinia. Weed bottom, poor holding over posidonia. Sheltered from north-west through west, open to the south.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Porto Cala Balbiano

Marina of about 60 berths at La Maddalena, in the Maddalena archipelago off northern Sardinia. Fuel berth on site. VHF channel 74.

Porto-Vecchio

Anchorage in the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio on the south-east coast of Corsica, mud bottom with good holding, protected from W, SW, S, SE and E.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE