Best anchorages and harbours in Corsica

Plage de la tour

Sand and weed anchorage off Plage de la Tour, south-west Corsica, 1 NM SW of Pianottoli-Caldarello.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Marine di Manichinu

Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica just south of Solenzara, mixed sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Calzarellu

Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica north of Solenzara, sand bottom off the Calzarellu shore.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Cap Sud

Open anchorage on sand on the east coast of Corsica, sheltered from NW through W to SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Coti-Chiavari

Anchorage off the Coti-Chiavari coast on the south shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio in Corsica.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Anse Tramulimacchia

Sand-bottomed cove on the east coast of Corsica between Solenzara and Porto-Vecchio, open to the south-east.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Punta San Ciprianu

Buoy field in the bay of San Ciprianu on the east coast of south Corsica, north of Porto-Vecchio and south of the Cerbicale islands.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Plage de Porticcio

Buoy field off the beach of Porticcio, on the south shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, Corsica.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Le Cerbicale

Anchorage off the Îles Cerbicale, a rocky archipelago 2 NM east of Porto-Vecchio on the south-east coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Mouillage du golfe d'Ajaccio

Anchorage on the southern shore of the golfe d'Ajaccio, Corsica, rock bottom, sheltered from SW, S and SE winds.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Galéria Nord

Rocky anchorage on the north side of the Golfe de Galéria, western Corsica, 1.4 NM NE of Galéria village.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Giraglia Nord

Prohibited anchorage north of the Giraglia islet, the northern tip of Cap Corse.

L'Isula Piana

Anchorage on the south shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio in Corsica, sand bottom, sheltered from E and SE.

• Sheltered E, SE

Plage la Testa

Sand-bottom anchorage off Pianottoli-Caldarello on the south coast of Corsica, west of Bonifacio.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Plage San Giovanni

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south coast of Corsica, between Pianottoli-Caldarello and the Bouches de Bonifacio.

• Sheltered NW, N

Punta Di U Capicciolu

Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, at the northern entrance of the Gulf of Sant'Amanza, south of Porto-Vecchio.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Tour de la Giraglia

Sand-bottom anchorage off the islet of Giraglia at the northern tip of Cap Corse, 1.2 NM north of Barcaggio.

• Sheltered E

Vadina

Mooring on the east coast of Corsica, mixed bottom of sand, rock, weed and mud, sheltered from NW through SE via W and S, exposed to the E and NE.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE

Vignola East

Prohibited anchoring zone east of the Vignola tower, on the west coast of Corsica south of Ajaccio.

• Sheltered N, NE, E