Best anchorages and harbours in Corsica

Gurgazu

Small cove on the north shore of the Golfe de Santa Manza in southern Corsica, sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Anse de Porto-Vecchio

Sand anchorage off the old port of Bastia, on the east coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Capu di Fora

Anchorage off the Capu di Fora headland on the south-east coast of Corsica, between Porto-Vecchio and the Cerbicale islands.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Sant' Amanza

Anchorage in the Golfe de Sant'Amanza on the south east coast of Corsica, 4.7 NM north east of Bonifacio.

• Sheltered SE, S

Marine de Scaffa Rossa

Sandy anchorage just north of Solenzara, on the east coast of Corsica facing the red-rock shore that gives the site its name.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Golfu di Liscia

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica between Cargèse and Ajaccio, at the mouth of the Liscia river, within the Golfe de la Liscia.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Punta di San Pellegrinu

Sand anchorage on the east coast of Cap Corse, north of Bastia, sheltered from the west.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Anse d'Agro

Rocky cove on the west coast of Corsica, about 2 nm SW of Calvi, open to the west.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Plage de Vana

Anchorage on the north coast of the désert des Agriates in Corsica, sand and rock bottom, between L'Île-Rousse and Saint-Florent.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Cala di u Commissariu

Small sand cove on the south coast of Corsica, in the gulf of Valinco, south-west of Propriano.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Cala di i Purcilli

Sand-bottom cove on the east coast of Corsica, south of the Porto-Vecchio gulf entrance.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

La Tonnara

Bay on the south-western tip of Corsica between Figari and Pianottoli, named after the old tuna trap still visible on the shore.

• Sheltered E, SE

Punta di palumbare

Headland just east of Île Rousse on the Balagne coast of Corsica. Anchoring is prohibited in this zone.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Baie De Ventilègne

Deep bay on the south coast of Corsica, 3 nm NW of Bonifacio, between the Pointe de Capineru and the Pointe de Ventilègne.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Porticcio

Anchorage in the Golfe d'Ajaccio off Porticcio, on the south shore facing Ajaccio, algae bottom with patches of sand.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Golfe de Chiuni

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, 1.8 nm NW of Cargèse, on a seabed of posidonia meadow.

• Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Camping D'Aglio

Sandy anchorage in the Golfe du Valinco off the Aglio beach, 1.6 nm NW of Propriano on the west coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Port Taverna

Marina of 405 berths on the east coast of Corsica, in the commune of Santa-Maria-Poggio, about 20 nautical miles south of Bastia.

L'Île-Rousse

Buoy field off the town of L'Île-Rousse in Balagne, northern Corsica, over a Posidonia meadow, open to the north.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

A cala Pulgiaghja

Rocky anchorage on the west coast of southern Corsica, around 3 NM NW of Tizzano.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Baie de Solana Nord

Anchorage on the western coast of Corsica, inside the Réserve Naturelle de Scandola, just north of Girolata.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Centuri

Small harbour of 108 berths on the west coast of Cap Corse, 20 km north of Saint-Florent.

Cacalu

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica in the golfe de Valinco sector, sand and algae bottom.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Porto-Vecchio

Anchorage in the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio, a 5 km deep ria on the south-east coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Baie de Figari - Îlot du Port

Anchorage in the inner Baie de Figari, a long inlet on the south coast of Corsica, west of Bonifacio.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Marine de Tollare

Small anchorage on the north tip of Cap Corse below the Tollare Genoese tower, 600 metres west of Barcaggio.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Bonifacio South

Anchorage off the limestone cliffs south of Bonifacio, 0.8 NM SE of the harbour entrance, sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Jetée du Margonajo

Anchorage in the bay of Ajaccio, Corsica, just south of Port Charles Ornano, off the Margonajo breakwater.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Anse Medea

Buoy field in a sandy cove on the west coast of Corsica, inside the Réserve Naturelle des Îles Sanguinaires, about 5 nm south of Ajaccio.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Porticcio

Mooring field of around 160 buoys in the Golfe d'Ajaccio, facing the city across the bay on the south shore.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE