Best anchorages and harbours in Corsica

Plage du Stagnonu - Marina Ouest

Sandy anchorage on the south shore of the golfe de Sagone, west coast of Corsica.

• Paid
• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Pointe de Fornali

Anchorage off Pointe de Fornali at the entrance to the Gulf of Saint-Florent, northern Corsica. Sand and seagrass bottom, sheltered from S, SW and W.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Porto-Vecchio

Anchorage in the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio, a 5 km deep ria on the south-east coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Punta d Omigna

Open anchorage on rock off Punta d'Omigna, the headland closing the Gulf of Sagone to the north, 1.8 miles from Cargèse on the west coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Baie de Stagnolu

Small bay on the south side of the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio, in south-east Corsica.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Golfe de Péru

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, north of Cargèse, over mixed sand, rock and weed.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Jetée du Margonajo

Anchorage in the bay of Ajaccio, Corsica, just south of Port Charles Ornano, off the Margonajo breakwater.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Marina Di Fiori

Private marina of 142 berths on the south side of the gulf of Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, inside the Punta di Fiori cove.

Baie de San Ciprianu Nord

Northern lobe of the San Ciprianu bay on the east coast of southern Corsica, between Pinarellu and the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Porticcio

Mooring field of around 160 buoys in the Golfe d'Ajaccio, facing the city across the bay on the south shore.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Anse Carlu Antu

Small anchorage on the south-east coast of Corsica, between Porto-Vecchio and the Gulf of Sant'Amanza.

• Sheltered NW, N

Anse d'Agro

Rocky cove on the west coast of Corsica, about 2 nm SW of Calvi, open to the west.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Baie de Fornello

Sand-bottom anchorage on the Balagne coast of Corsica, about 2.4 nm NE of Algajola and 2.8 nm SW of Île Rousse.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Baie de San Ciprianu

Anchorage in a sandy bay on the east coast of Corsica, 10 km north of Porto-Vecchio.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Cala d’Oru

Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, 2 nm south of Solenzara, between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the foothills of the Bavella massif.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Cala De Tizzano

Small cove on the south-west coast of Corsica, below the village of Tizzano, about 8 nm south of Propriano.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Cala di i Purcilli

Sand-bottom cove on the east coast of Corsica, south of the Porto-Vecchio gulf entrance.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Cala di u Grecu

Small cove on the south-east coast of Corsica, between Bonifacio and Sant'Amanza, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Cavallo West

Anchorage on the western shore of Île Cavallo in the Lavezzi archipelago, Bouches de Bonifacio, sand bottom, sheltered from N, NE and E winds.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Étang d'urbin

Open anchorage off the étang d'Urbinu lagoon on the east coast of Corsica, between Aléria and Solenzara.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Étang De Diana

Brackish coastal lagoon on the east coast of Corsica, north of Aléria, connected to the Tyrrhenian Sea by a narrow channel.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Falaises de Bonifacio

Anchorage below the limestone cliffs of Bonifacio on the southern tip of Corsica, 0.4 nm from the fjord-like harbour entrance.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Falaises de Bonifacio

Anchorage along the white limestone cliffs of Bonifacio at the southern tip of Corsica, above a sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Golfe de Péru

Rocky cove on the west coast of Corsica, north of Cargèse, rock bottom, sheltered from the northerly quadrant only.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Golfe de Santa Giulia nord

Buoy field of 30 moorings in the northern part of the Golfe de Santa Giulia, south of Porto-Vecchio on the east coast of Corsica.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Golfu di Liscia

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica between Cargèse and Ajaccio, at the mouth of the Liscia river, within the Golfe de la Liscia.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Gurgazu

Small cove on the north shore of the Golfe de Santa Manza in southern Corsica, sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

La Tonnara

Bay on the south-western tip of Corsica between Figari and Pianottoli, named after the old tuna trap still visible on the shore.

• Sheltered E, SE

Pointe de Porto Pollo

Rocky anchorage off the headland of Porto Pollo on the north shore of the Gulf of Valinco in western Corsica, commune of Serra-di-Ferro.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Pointe de Taravo

Anchorage off the mouth of the Taravo river in the Gulf of Valinco, western Corsica, sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E