Anchorage

Tour de Fautea

Shelter: N, SW, W, NW
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica below the Genoese tower of Fautea, sand bottom, shelter from N, NW, W and SW.

Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the E with the tower as a leading mark on the headland. Drop on sand in the cove north or south of the point depending on wind, in about 5 to 6 metres over clear water with good holding. Exposed to E and SE swell, and a cross swell often works in at night and rolls the boat; a stern anchor helps hold head to it.

Practical

No services. Marina di Fiori 7.9 NM SW and Quilichi 8.4 NM SW for shelter, fuel and provisions. Nearest village is Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio inland from the beach.

Ashore

Plage de Fautea, a classified sandy beach managed by the Conservatoire du Littoral, runs along the north side of the point. The Tour de Fautea is a restored 16th-century Genoese watchtower open to visitors in season, with a short footpath from the beach.

History

The Tour de Fautea was built in the second half of the 16th century as part of the Genoese coastal watch network protecting Corsica from Barbary raids. It was restored in the 1990s by the Conservatoire du Littoral.