Best anchorages and harbours in Corsica

Marine De Davia

Anchorage in the Marine de Davia cove, on the Balagne coast between Algajola and L'Ile-Rousse in Corsica.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

L'Île Rousse

Mooring field on buoys off L'Île-Rousse in Balagne, northern Corsica, with 20 berths east of the commercial harbour.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Marina Vizza

Rocky anchorage on the south-east coast of Corsica near Porto-Vecchio, sheltered from the south-west sector and open to the east.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Pointe de la Parata

Open anchorage off the Sanguinaires archipelago west of Ajaccio, sand bottom, exposed to easterly winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Baie de Palombaggia

Open anchorage off the Palombaggia beach, south of Porto-Vecchio in south-east Corsica. Sand and rock bottom, protected from the north-west sector.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Golfe de Monacchi

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica between Cargèse and Sagone, sand bottom, sheltered from N through SE.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

San't Ambrogio

Bay on the Balagne coast east of Algajola, next to Port Eugène Ceccaldi and the resort of Sant'Ambrogio.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Bonifacio

Natural fjord harbour at the southern tip of Corsica, cut 1.5 km into limestone cliffs opposite the Strait of Bonifacio.

Puntalle

Sand anchorage 2.5 NM NW of Saint-Florent on the southern edge of the Agriates, tucked behind a low rocky point that blocks swell from the main sector of winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Cala Piscona

Sand-bottomed cove on the south shore of the Golfe de Valinco in Corsica, 2.4 NM northwest of Propriano, sheltered from NW to NE winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Anse de Fornali

Anchorage on the western shore of the Golfe de Saint-Florent in Haute-Corse, between the town and the Agriates desert.

• Free
• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

A Chiosura

Sand anchorage on the east coast of Corsica, 6 nm south of Port Taverna and 24 nm north of Solenzara.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

anta-Maria-Poggio

Open roadstead anchorage off the east coast of Corsica near Moriani-Plage, sand bottom, protected from southerlies only.

• Sheltered S

Rade de Santa Maria

Bay on the north-east tip of Cap Corse, in northern Corsica, just south of the Îles Finocchiarola.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W

Baie Algajo south

Sandy anchorage in the south of the Baie d'Algajola, Balagne coast of Corsica, between Calvi and L'Île-Rousse.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Baie de San Ciprianu Sud

Anchorage on sand in the southern part of the bay of San Ciprianu, on the east coast of Corsica north of Porto-Vecchio.

• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Golfe de Girolata Nord

Anchorage in the northern part of the Golfe de Girolata, west coast of Corsica, within the Scandola nature reserve perimeter.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Marine de Morsiglia

Anchorage on the west coast of Cap Corse, 0.3 nm south of Centuri and below the village of Morsiglia, in northern Corsica.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Anse de la Figuera

Cove on the west Corsican coast north of the Gulf of Ajaccio, with a mixed bottom of sand, rock and Posidonia.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Portocciolo

Small cove anchorage on the east coast of Cap Corse, just south of Santa Severa.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Golfe de Girolata Sud

Anchorage on the southern side of the Golfe de Girolata, western Corsica, within the Scandola nature reserve zone inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1983.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Cala d'Agulia

Small rocky cove on the west coast of Corsica, south of the Gulf of Valinco, with a sand patch suitable for anchoring.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW

Tizzano

Small harbour of 85 berths on the south-west coast of Corsica, in the Gulf of Valinco sector, sheltered behind the Cala di Conca headland.

Cala di Paragnanu

Small cove on the limestone cliffs west of Bonifacio, South Corsica, sand and weed bottom, open to the south.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, NW

Campoloro

Roadstead off Port de Taverna on the east coast of Corsica, south of Bastia near the village of Cervione.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Baie de Portu Vecchiu

Anchorage on the north coast of Corsica, about 1.9 NM west of Calvi, on the approach to the Pointe de la Revellata.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, NW

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

Île de Maestro Maria

Anchorage on the west side of the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, southern Corsica, 4.1 NM SE of the town harbour.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Île de Pinarellu

Anchorage in the lee of the small island of Pinarellu, off the beach of the same name, on the east coast of Corsica about 10 NM north of Porto-Vecchio.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Plage de Barbicaghja

Anchorage off Barbicaja beach on the north shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio, 2.5 nm west of Port Tino Rossi, on sand.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E