The most beautiful anchorages in Corsica

13 places · Corsica

Round the island in twelve anchorages: Saleccia and Lotu in the Agriates, Girolata below Scandola, Cargèse and Chiuni bay, Campomoro, Roccapina and its beach under the granite lion, the Lavezzi on buoys, Rondinara, Santa Giulia, Pinarello and Palombaggia beach. The water is 25 degrees in August and the libeccio rises without warning on the west coast.

1. 1Anchorage· FR·4.5

   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.

   42.7287, 9.2050See on the chart →
2. jeffwarder
   2Anchorage· FR·4.6

   Plage du petit Lotu

   Anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Florent, at the eastern end of the Agriates beaches, 3,4 nautical miles from Saint-Florent.

   42.7202, 9.2427See on the chart →
3. seaurouannie
   3Anchorage· FR·4.4

   Girolata

   Anchorage in the bay of Girolata on the west coast of Corsica, within the Scandola nature reserve, classified as UNESCO World Heritage since 1983.

   • Buoys
   • Up to 20 m

   42.3482, 8.6151See on the chart →
4. Rotavdrag
   4Anchorage· FR·4.3

   Anse de Chiuni

   Wide sandy bay on the west coast of Corsica, about 2.2 nm north of Cargèse.

   42.1677, 8.5883See on the chart →
5. 5Anchorage· FR·4.2

   Campomoro

   Anchorage in the bay of Campomoro on the south-west coast of Corsica, mixed sand and weed bottom, sheltered from E through W via S.

   41.6316, 8.8176See on the chart →
6. Myrabella
   6Anchorage· FR·4.6

   Cala di Roccapina

   Sand-bottom anchorage on the south-west coast of Corsica, dominated by the Lion de Roccapina rock on the headland above.

   41.4924, 8.9331See on the chart →
7. cazah
   7Anchorage· FR·4.4

   Cala Lazarina

   Cove on the Île Lavezzi, a granite archipelago 5 NM south-east of Bonifacio inside the Bouches de Bonifacio marine nature reserve.

   41.3388, 9.2515See on the chart →
8. dronepicr
   8Anchorage· FR·5.0

   North Rondinara

   Anchorage on the northern side of the Rondinara bay in southern Corsica, sand bottom, sheltered from NW through W.

   41.4616, 9.2601See on the chart →
9. TeletubAstyanax
   9Anchorage· FR·4.0

   Golfe De Santa Giulia (South)

   Buoy field of 30 moorings in the southern part of the Golfe de Santa Giulia, under Punta di Folaca, south of Porto-Vecchio.

   • Water
   • Buoys
   • Up to 20 m

   41.5240, 9.2767See on the chart →
10. Rémih
    10Anchorage· FR·4.6

    Pinarello

    Open bay on the east coast of Corsica, north of Porto-Vecchio, with a long sand beach and a Genoese tower on the small offshore islet.

    • Buoys
    • Up to 13 m

    41.6812, 9.3761See on the chart →
11. 11Anchorage· FR·4.3

    Île de Pinarellu

    Anchorage in the lee of the small island of Pinarellu, off the beach of the same name, on the east coast of Corsica about 10 NM north of Porto-Vecchio.

    41.6637, 9.3841See on the chart →
12. dronepicr
    12Anchorage· FR·4.4

    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.

    41.5557, 9.3251See on the chart →
13. 13Anchorage· FR·4.6

    Porto Novo South

    Southern arm of the Golfe de Porto Novo on the east coast of southern Corsica, 5 NM south of the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio entrance.

    41.4979, 9.2779See on the chart →

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