Best anchorages and harbours in Corsica

Pointe de Triu

Rocky point on the west coast of Corsica, between the bay of Sagone and Cargèse, in the Golfe de Sagone.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Port Tino Rossi

Marina of 300 berths at the foot of the Ajaccio citadel, on the south side of the Ajaccio old town.

Solenzara

Harbour of 450 berths on the east coast of Corsica, at the mouth of the Solenzara river, roughly midway between Bastia and Porto-Vecchio.

Tour de Fautea

Anchorage on the east coast of Corsica below the Genoese tower of Fautea, sand bottom, shelter from N, NW, W and SW.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Anse d'Arana

Rocky-bottom cove on the south-west coast of Corsica, between Tizzano and Porto Pollo, with shelter from N to E winds.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Baracci

Anchorage in the Golfe de Valinco on the west coast of Corsica, just north of Propriano.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Cala Longa

Deep Corsican cove on the Bouches de Bonifacio, east coast of the southern tip, 1 nm SE of Sant'Amanza bay and 3.4 nm east of Bonifacio.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Ersa

Anchorage off the commune of Ersa at the northern tip of Cap Corse, opposite the Île de la Giraglia.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Plage De Canetto

Anchorage off a sand beach on the east side of the Golfe de Sant'Amanza, south-east Corsica between Bonifacio and Porto-Vecchio.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plage de Taverna

Open anchorage on a sand bottom just south of Bastia old town, east coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Pointe d'Agnello

Anchorage off the Pointe d'Agnello at the northern tip of Cap Corse, close to the lighthouse of the Île de la Giraglia.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Pointe de l'Isulattu

Anchorage off the headland of Isulattu between Porto Pollo and the Gulf of Valinco, South Corsica, sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Port Charles Ornano

Main marina of Ajaccio with 1007 berths, located north of the old town in the Golfe d'Ajaccio.

Port Eugène Ceccaldi

Marina of 200 berths at Sant'Ambroggio, in the commune of Lumio, on the Balagne coast of Corsica.

Porto d'Arone

Open cove on the west coast of Corsica, south of the Capo Rosso peninsula, roughly 4.5 nm north of Cargèse.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Porto-Ota

Small harbour of 120 berths at the mouth of the Porto river, inside the Golfe de Porto on the west coast of Corsica.

Tromba

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica near Tizzano, south of the Gulf of Valinco, sand and rock bottom, shelter from N through NE.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Vignola

Anchorage off Plage de Vignola on the west coast of Balagne, Haute-Corse, 2.1 NM W of Ile-Rousse.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

A cala di u Timuzzolu

Anchorage on the south shore of the golfe d'Ajaccio, west Corsica, sheltered from south-east winds on a rocky bottom.

• Sheltered S, SE

Anse d‘ Alusi

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, 4.4 NM SW of Calvi, with a mix of sand and rock on the bottom.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Anse d'Alisu

Anchorage on the western side of the northern tip of Cap Corse, in the commune of Ersa, with a sand beach at its head.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Anse de Minaccia

Small cove on the western shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, south Corsica. Mooring prohibited under local prefectoral order.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Anse de Pinzuta

Cove on the Désert des Agriates coast of northern Corsica, between Île-Rousse and Saint-Florent.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW

Anse de Testarella

Cove on the southern coast of Corsica, between Pianottoli-Caldarello and Bonifacio, opening south onto the Bouches de Bonifacio.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Anse Ottioni

Anchorage in a small cove on the west coast of Corsica, south of Ajaccio in the Gulf of Ajaccio.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S

Bastia - Vieux port

Historic harbour of 263 berths below the citadel of Bastia, capital of Haute-Corse, on the north-east coast of the island.

Borgo Cove

Sand anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, off the commune of Borgo, south of Bastia.

• Sheltered W, SW

Cala Di Castagna

Small anchorage on the west coast of Corsica, between Porto Pollo and the Gulf of Ajaccio. Mixed sand, rock and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Cala di Giunco

Sand-bottomed cove at the south-east tip of Corsica, between the Golfe de Sant'Amanza and the Cerbicale islands.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Cap Rossu Nord

Anchorage on the north side of Capu Rossu, west coast of Corsica between the Gulf of Porto and the Gulf of Sagone.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW