Anchorage

Anse de Cargèse

Shelter: NW, N, NE, W
Seabed: sand, rock
Anchoring: Allowed

Anchorage in the bay fronting Cargèse village, on the west coast of Corsica between the Golfe de Sagone and the Golfe de Porto.

Water
Mooring buoys
Pontoon

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the south-west, leaving the Isolotti rocks to starboard. Anchor on sand and rock in 5 to 12 m off the north side of the bay. VHF 9 for the harbour. Shelter from NW, N, NE and W. Exposed to the SW swell, which can make the anchorage uncomfortable in libeccio conditions.

Practical

Water available at the small harbour 0.1 nm west. Fuel, shops, bakery, restaurants and a supermarket in the village above the port. Next refuge Port de Sagone 4.1 nm east.

Ashore

Cargèse village sits on a clifftop above the bay. Two churches face each other on the main square: the Latin rite church of the Assumption and the Greek rite church of Saint-Spyridon, both 19th century. Sand beaches at Péru to the north and Menasina to the east within walking distance.

History

Cargèse was founded in 1676 by Greek families from Itylo in the Mani, who fled Ottoman rule under Venetian protection. Their descendants still celebrate the Greek Orthodox liturgy in the village.