Harbour

Tizzano

3.9Tizzano, FranceCorsica

Maximum length: 49 ft
VHF channel: 9
Maximum draught: 3 ft

Small harbour of 85 berths on the south-west coast of Corsica, in the Gulf of Valinco sector, sheltered behind the Cala di Conca headland.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Shallow entrance with a maximum draught of 1.1 m, suitable for small craft only; deep-keeled yachts cannot get in and anchor instead just left of the channel, where space is limited. Approach from the south-west, keeping clear of the rocky shoals off Punta di Campomoro to the north. Cut pendant lines litter the harbour bottom and can foul a propeller. Berth bow-to; the three outside pontoon berths are unprotected and awkward in any westerly. No night lighting on the inner basin.

Practical

85 berths, mostly local fishing boats and small motorboats, with limited visitor space in summer. The landline often goes unanswered, so book by mobile on 06 72 33 05 42; VHF and email are unreliable and the welcome is reported as inconsistent. Water on the quay. No fuel station at the port. Village shops and a few restaurants within 300 m.

Ashore

The restaurant Chez Antoine by the quay grills the fish of the day with a view over the moored boats. Tour genoise de Campomoro, the largest Genoese coastal tower in Corsica built in 1586, stands 7 km by road to the north. The Tizzano prehistoric site of Cauria, with its alignments of menhirs and the Dolmen de Fontanaccia, lies 6 km inland.

History

The hamlet grew around a former tuna fishery active until the 1960s. The Genoese built a watchtower above the cove in the 16th century as part of the coastal defence line against Barbary raids.