Port

Sant'Amanza

2.6Bonifacio, FranceCorsica

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Maximum length: 131 ft
Maximum draught: 13 ft

Deep bay on the southeast coast of Corsica, 2.9 nm east of Bonifacio, open to the east.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the south between Punta di u Cappiciolu and Capo di Feno. Good shelter from west and northwest winds but fully exposed to easterlies and the levante swell. Reported depths allow a maximum draught of 4 m inside the bay.

Practical

The pontoons form a small private marina reserved for local year-round contract holders; short visitor stays are effectively not available, with bookings not taken for less than a week and even those hard to secure. Boats from 20 to 40 m can sometimes be taken. No fuel berth on site. Most visitors anchor in the bay instead. Bonifacio marina, 2.9 nm west by sea, handles refuelling, repairs and provisioning.

Ashore

Sand beaches of Maora and Balistra on the bay shore, both reachable by tender. Restaurants within walking distance of the marina, among them the Hôtel du Golfe, the Cabane du Pêcheur and Le Pirate. The old town of Bonifacio on its limestone cliffs lies around 6 km by road.

History

The bay has served as a sheltered roadstead for boats waiting to enter the strait of Bonifacio since antiquity, on the crossing route between Corsica and Sardinia.