Harbour

Port Taverna

3.0Santa-Maria Poggio, FranceCorsica

Maximum length: 22 m
VHF channel: 9
Maximum draught: 2.5 m

Marina of 405 berths on the east coast of Corsica, in the commune of Santa-Maria-Poggio, about 20 nautical miles south of Bastia.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Direct approach from seaward. Entrance channel marked by red and green lights at the jetty heads. Maximum draught 2.5 m. Depths reduce near the quays, call the harbour office on VHF 9 before entering in strong easterly winds which build a swell across the entrance.

Practical

405 berths with water and electricity on the pontoons. Diesel at the fuel berth. Showers, toilets and laundry in the sanitary block. Chandlery and repair yard on site. Supermarket and bakery within 800 m in the Taverna residential area.

Ashore

Long sandy beach of Moriani Plage starting at the north jetty, 2 km of uninterrupted sand. Village of Santa-Maria-Poggio and its Pisan parish church of San Siméon at 3 km inland. Étang de Diana lagoon and its oyster beds at 18 km south along the coast road.

History

The harbour was built in the 1970s during the Corsican coastal marina programme. The name Taverna comes from the medieval staging post on the route between Aléria and Bastia.