Best anchorages and harbours in Corsica

Porto Pollo

Marina of 211 berths in the Gulf of Valinco, south-west coast of Corsica, sheltered by the rocky point of Porto Pollo.

Port de Girolata

Hamlet and anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, inside the Scandola nature reserve, accessible only by boat or mule track.

Port Eugène Ceccaldi

Marina of 200 berths at Sant'Ambroggio, in the commune of Lumio, on the Balagne coast of Corsica.

Punta Nera

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, in the Scandola natural reserve sector, roughly 2.3 nm NW of Girolata.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Tromba

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica near Tizzano, south of the Gulf of Valinco, sand and rock bottom, shelter from N through NE.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Anse de Minaccia

Small cove on the western shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, south Corsica. Mooring prohibited under local prefectoral order.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Cala Longa

Deep Corsican cove on the Bouches de Bonifacio, east coast of the southern tip, 1 nm SE of Sant'Amanza bay and 3.4 nm east of Bonifacio.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Cala di Palu

Cove on the west coast of Corsica, between Cargèse and the Gulf of Porto, over sand and rock.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Anse Ottioni

Anchorage in a small cove on the west coast of Corsica, south of Ajaccio in the Gulf of Ajaccio.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S

Cala de Malfacu

Cove of the Désert des Agriates coast in northern Corsica, about 8.5 nm west of Saint-Florent.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

La Pietra

Rocky islet of La Pietra at the tip of the Ile Rousse peninsula in Balagne, north Corsica. Anchoring is prohibited in the immediate surroundings.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Pinarello

Open bay on the east coast of Corsica, north of Porto-Vecchio, with a long sand beach and a Genoese tower on the small offshore islet.

• Free
• Sheltered S

Baia di Ferro

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica south of Campomoro, rocky bottom, sheltered from N, NE and E winds.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Îles Finocchiarola

Anchorage off the three Finocchiarola islets at the north-east tip of Cap Corse, inside the Natura 2000 nature reserve.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Anse Rossa

Sand-bottom cove on the west coast of Corsica, in the Gulf of Valinco area south of Ajaccio.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S

Bastia - Vieux port

Historic harbour of 263 berths below the citadel of Bastia, capital of Haute-Corse, on the north-east coast of the island.

Porto d'Arone

Open cove on the west coast of Corsica, south of the Capo Rosso peninsula, roughly 4.5 nm north of Cargèse.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Abbartello

Anchorage on the north shore of the Golfe de Valinco in Corsica, between Porto Pollo and Propriano, on sand.

• Sheltered N, NE

Port de Propriano

Marina of 500 berths at the head of the Valinco gulf, on the west coast of Corsica.

Anse de Stagnola

Buoyed mooring field of 10 berths on the south shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, Corsica, in the Porticcio sector.

• Paid
• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Anse de Tarco

Sand bay on the east coast of Corsica, between Solenzara and Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio, at the mouth of the Tarco stream.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Macinaggio

Marina of 605 berths on the north-east tip of Cap Corse, the first harbour of shelter for boats coming down from the Tuscan archipelago.

Erbalunga

Open roadstead off the village of Erbalunga on the east coast of Cap Corse, 9 km north of Bastia.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Golfe de Rondinara

Shell-shaped bay on the south-east coast of Corsica between Porto-Vecchio and Bonifacio, classified site since 2010.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Plage de Balistra

Anchorage of about ten boats on sand off the Plage de Balistra, south-east coast of Corsica between Porto-Vecchio and Bonifacio.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Anse d‘ Alusi

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, 4.4 NM SW of Calvi, with a mix of sand and rock on the bottom.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Cala della Chiesa

Small cove on the east coast of the Îles Lavezzi archipelago, south of Bonifacio, with a sandy bottom.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Cala di Stagnolu

Sandy anchorage on the southern tip of Corsica, between Cap Pertusato and the cliffs of Bonifacio, facing the Strait of Bonifacio.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Cala Lazarina

Cove on the Île Lavezzi, a granite archipelago 5 NM south-east of Bonifacio inside the Bouches de Bonifacio marine nature reserve.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Cupabia W

Anchorage on the west side of the baie de Cupabia, between Porto Pollo and Propriano on the west coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E