Anchorage

Vetricella

Shelter: N, NE, E
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Allowed

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

Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the Golfe de Valinco keeping clear of the Baie de Campomoro headland to the west. Drop the hook on the sand patch in 4 to 6 m. The bay is exposed to the libeccio from the SW, so leave for Propriano harbour when the wind turns.

Practical

No services at the anchorage. Port de Propriano lies 0.8 NM south with diesel, water, electricity, 450 berths and a chandlery. Porto Pollo at 5.1 NM west offers a smaller marina with a fuel berth.

Ashore

Menhirs of Cauria and the Alignement de Palaggiu, the largest menhir field in the Mediterranean with 258 standing stones, lie 15 km south near Sartène. Beach of Cupabia sand bay across the gulf. Sartène old town and its Musée de la préhistoire corse sit 13 km inland from Propriano.

History

The Golfe de Valinco saw the Barbary raid of 1583 that emptied the villages of Olmeto and Propriano. Genoese watchtowers of Campomoro and Capu di Muru still stand on the headlands enclosing the gulf.