Best anchorages and harbours in Corsica

Golfe de Santa Giulia sud

Buoy field of 30 moorings in the southern part of the Golfe de Santa Giulia, under Punta di Folaca, south of Porto-Vecchio.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Ile Rousse

Marina of 180 berths in Balagne, north-west Corsica, sharing the basin with a ferry terminal serving the mainland.

Golfe de Topidi

Sandy anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, 3.1 NM north of Cargese in the Golfe de Sagone area.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Grotta dei Vecchi Marinai

Anchorage at the foot of the Revellata cliffs, west of Calvi, on the north-west coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Plage de Péru

Sand beach anchorage just north of Cargèse, 0.9 nm from the port.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Punta di Corbu

Anchorage on the Agriates desert coast in northern Corsica, sand bottom, protected from NE through S.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Sant' Amanza

Wide bay on the south-east coast of Corsica, about 2,8 NM NE of Bonifacio, open to the south-east and indenting roughly 2 NM inland.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE

Palagaccio

Anchorage on the east coast of Cap Corse, just north of Bastia.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plage de Loto

Shallow sand anchorage on the Agriates coast 3.7 NM NW of Saint-Florent, opposite a 700 m white-sand beach inside a Conservatoire du Littoral estate.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Baie de Nichiareto

Sand-bottom anchorage in the Revellata peninsula area, west of Calvi, Haute-Corse. Protection from NE, E, S and SE winds.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Cargèse

Harbour of 235 berths on the west coast of Corsica, between the Golfe de Sagone and the Golfe de Porto.

San-Giuliano

Sandy roadstead off the long beach of San-Giuliano, on the eastern coast of Corsica between Bastia and Solenzara.

• Sheltered W

Anse de Cacalu

Anchorage on the south side of the Îles Sanguinaires chain, west of Ajaccio, off the south coast of the island of Mezu Mare.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Plaža Lumio

Sand-bottom anchorage on the north shore of the Bay of Calvi, off the village of Lumio, Balagne coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Anse de l'Arinella Est

Small sandy cove on the east coast of Cap Corse, north of Macinaggio, open to the north and east.

• Sheltered SE, S

Anse d'Alisu

Anchorage on the western side of the northern tip of Cap Corse, in the commune of Ersa, with a sand beach at its head.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Baie de Menasina

Small bay just east of Cargèse, 0.7 nm from the port on the west coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Cala di Brijia

Cove on the south-western coast of Corsica near Tizzano, mixed sand, rock and weed bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Île Rousse ouest

Zone west of the Île de la Pietra at Île-Rousse in Balagne, northern Corsica. Anchoring is prohibited on this sector.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Plage de l'Arinella

Beach at the foot of the Bonifacio cliffs on the south tip of Corsica. Anchoring is prohibited within the protected zone.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Rocher de Cervi

Sand anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, off the Rocher de Cervi between Cargese and the gulf of Sagone.

• Sheltered N, NE

Bo's plage

Anchorage off a sand beach on the west side of the golfe de Saint-Florent, northern Corsica, open to the W.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Cala di Roccapina

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south-west coast of Corsica, dominated by the Lion de Roccapina rock on the headland above.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Marina d’Arje

Anchorage on the south-east coast of Corsica, between Porto-Vecchio and Bonifacio, about 2,3 nm east of Marina di Fiori.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Pineto

Sand-bottom anchorage south of Bastia, off the Marana beach strip between the airport and the city, good holding in settled weather.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Plage de Galéria

Anchorage off the pebble beach of Galéria, in the Golfe de Galéria on the west coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Plage de Saleccia

Sand anchorage along the Agriates coast, west of Saint-Florent in northern Corsica, fronting a 1 km white-sand beach backed by juniper scrub.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW

Fiume Bughju

Rocky-bottom anchorage at the mouth of the Fiume Bughju stream in the Golfe de Saint-Florent, northern Corsica.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Mortella Tower South

Anchorage on sand and rock at the foot of the ruined Tour de la Mortella, 2.7 NM NW of Saint-Florent on the Agriates coast.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Punta di U Puntiglione

Small anchorage on the south side of the Cargèse peninsula, west coast of Corsica, with a mixed sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW