Anchorage

Campo Magiore

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Shelter: E, SW, S, SE
Seabed: sand, algae
Anchoring: Allowed

Anchorage in the Golfe de Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse, about 2.8 NM north-east of Saint-Florent harbour.

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Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from seaward along the south shore of the gulf. Sand and posidonia bottom, scout for a clear sand patch and drop on sand in about 5 to 6 metres. Keep clear of the charted submarine cable zone that crosses the anchorage. Posidonia anchoring is regulated under the Préfecture maritime de la Méditerranée rules. Open to the east and the south-east sector, shelter in westerlies from the Cap Corse land mass.

Practical

No services at the anchorage. Saint-Florent harbour lies 2.8 NM south-west for berths, fuel, water and provisioning. Mare e Stagnu private marina at 3 NM south-west.

Ashore

A pebble beach fronts the cove, with a low cliff and sea caves that can be explored by dinghy. The Désert des Agriates starts on the west side of the gulf, with the beaches of Saleccia and Lotu accessible by sea or by 4x4 track from Casta. Saint-Florent old town has a Genoese citadel built in 1439 and the Romanesque cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta di Nebbio from the 12th century, 2.8 NM away by sea.