Harbour

Marine Group

2.6Porto-Vecchio, FranceCorsica

Maximum length: 28 m
Maximum draught: 4 m

Private pontoon operated by Marine Group inside the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, used for boat rental, maintenance and owner moorings. 15 berths, up to 4 m draught.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Reached at the head of the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, a sheltered bay around 9 km long on the south-east coast of Corsica. The marked channel into the port is buoyed; the approach carries workable depth for the 4 m draught allowed here. The Porto-Vecchio municipal marina, which handles most visitors, lies 0.1 nm to the south-west.

Practical

Service pontoon with 15 berths, not primarily aimed at visiting yachts. Fuel, water, electricity and capitainerie at the Porto-Vecchio municipal marina 0.1 nm away, which has 380 resident berths and 150 visitor places. Marine Group workshop on site for repairs and winter storage.

Ashore

Haute ville of Porto-Vecchio on the hill above the port, with the Genoese bastion and ramparts listed as historic monuments, about 700 m on foot. Palombaggia and Santa Giulia beaches around 8 km to the south by road. Food shops, restaurants and banks on Place de la République, under 1 km from the pontoon.

History

Porto-Vecchio was founded in 1539 as a Genoese fortified town at the head of a natural gulf used since antiquity. The bastions still visible above the port date from that Genoese period.