Best anchorages and harbours in Corsica

Plage de Barbicaghja

Anchorage off Barbicaja beach on the north shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, 2.5 nm west of Port Tino Rossi, on sand.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Plage de Saint Joseph

Anchorage off the sand beach of Saint-Joseph on the west coast of Corsica, sand bottom, sheltered from the north through east sectors, open to the westerly swell.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Pianottoli-Caldarello

Small harbour on the south coast of Corsica, about 12 km west of Bonifacio, sheltered behind the Bruzzi islets.

Sagone

Anchorage in the Golfe de Sagone on the west coast of Corsica, sand and mud bottom with good holding.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Plage De Canetto

Anchorage off a sand beach on the east side of the Golfe de Sant'Amanza, south-east Corsica between Bonifacio and Porto-Vecchio.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Galeria

Anchorage in the baie de Galéria on the west coast of Corsica, at the mouth of the Fango river, inside the réserve de biosphère UNESCO de la vallée du Fango.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Marine de Luri

Open anchorage off Santa Severa on the east coast of Cap Corse, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Cala Muretta South

Rocky cove in the Golfe de Valinco, 2.7 NM SW of Propriano, with shelter from SE to SW winds under the headland.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Caramontinu

Small cove on the south-east coast of Corsica, between Porto-Vecchio and Bonifacio, with sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Île du Toro

Anchorage off Île du Toro, a small islet in the Cerbicale archipelago off the south-east coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered N, SW

Rocher d'Orto

Anchorage at the foot of the red porphyry cliffs of the Golfe de Porto on the west coast of Corsica, between Porto and Girolata.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Vignola

Anchorage off Plage de Vignola on the west coast of Balagne, Haute-Corse, 2.1 NM W of Ile-Rousse.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Pointe d'Agnello

Anchorage off the Pointe d'Agnello at the northern tip of Cap Corse, close to the lighthouse of the Île de la Giraglia.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Paillers De Ghignu

Anchorage off Plage de Ghignu on the Désert des Agriates, northern Corsica, in the Saint-Florent gulf approaches.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Baie d'Ajaccio

Large anchorage of about 160 buoys in the Gulf of Ajaccio, Corsica, off the Saint-François beach and the old town.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Port de Erbalunga

Small fishing harbour on the east coast of Cap Corse, 4 nm north of Bastia.

Tour de Fautea

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

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Plage de Miomo

Day anchorage off Plage de Miomo on the eastern shore of Cap Corse, 3 km north of Bastia, Haute-Corse.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Tizzano

Small fishing harbour and anchorage at the foot of a Genoese tower, Sartenais coast, South Corsica.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Anse de Portu Provençale

Mooring field on buoys in the Gulf of Ajaccio, 4.9 NM NW of Port Charles Ornano, western Corsica.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Plage de Caspiu

Sandy anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, between Porto and Girolata, inside the Scandola area of influence.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Baracci

Anchorage in the Golfe de Valinco on the west coast of Corsica, just north of Propriano.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Plage de Cannella

Open anchorage off Cannella beach on the east coast of Corsica, 3,6 NM south of Solenzara. Sand bottom, sheltered from the western sector.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Port Toga - Bastia

Marina of 363 berths on the north edge of Bastia, built in the 1990s between the commercial ferry port and the district of Pietranera.

Anse de la Catena

Shore-line mooring at the entrance of the Bonifacio fjord, Corsica, on the north side of the calanque, with room for around 30 boats tied to lines run to the rocks.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Cala della Chiesa North

No-anchoring zone on the north side of Cala della Chiesa, Îles Lavezzi, Corsica, inside the Bouches de Bonifacio natural reserve.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, S, SE

Saint-Florent

Marina of 1015 berths at the head of the Gulf of Saint-Florent, on the western side of Cap Corse in Haute-Corse.

Vetricella

Sand bottom anchorage in the Golfe de Valinco on the south-west coast of Corsica, sheltered from N, NE and E winds.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Anse de Testarella

Cove on the southern coast of Corsica, between Pianottoli-Caldarello and Bonifacio, opening south onto the Bouches de Bonifacio.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Cala di Muru

Anchorage on the western shore of the Golfe de Valinco, south-western Corsica, between Porto Pollo and Campomoro.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW