SAILING CRUISES IN CORSICA: DEPARTURE ISLAND OF ELBA
Cruises
of 1 or 2 weeks
Departure
bases: Marciana marina
The
Tuscany archipelago and the east of Corsica offers a navigation zone
which is varied and without great difficulties. The west coast of
Corsica demands for more vigilance concerning the weather forecast, especially
if you want to profit from the superb anchorages available, which unfortunately
are not "all-weather" shelters.
ITINERARY
TYPE 1 WEEK
Day
1
Departure from
Marciana
marina,
navigation towards the island of Capraia, a small rocky island to the
north-west of the island of Elba. Its small port is very animated in the evening.
Day
2
A
short crossing of 17 n. miles to arrive at
Cap Corse;
stop at the beach Santa Maria or at the Finnochiarola
islands
before going on to Macinaggio to enjoy a lobster.
Day
3
Navigation from Cap Corsica to Bastia. Don't forget to stop at Erbalunga,
the most beautiful marina of Cap Corsica.
Day
4
Crossing to Marina di Campo, a small fishing port on the south of
the Island of Elba, with a fine beach close-by.
Day
5
Southwards to Giglio, a tiny jewel of an island. A small port and a
picturesque village, an unspoilt nature. You can take the bus up to
Castello
to
enjoy the sunset.
Day
6
Return to the Island of Elba at Porto Azzuro, a marvel built by the
Spaniards in the middle of the 16th century, and the smartest port at the Island
of Elba.
Day
7 Return
to base.
ITINERARY
TYPE 2 WEEKS
CRUISE
ROUND CORSICA
Day
1
Macinaggio
Day
2
Navigation towards St Florent along the steep coasts of Cap
Corse. Anchor for a while just off Centuri.
Day
3
St Florent Calvi. You
will sail past the desert of the Agriates and its small deserted anchorages, such as
Mafalco (a real beauty).
Day
4
Calvi Girolata. Probably
the most fantastic and most beautiful coast of Corsica comprising the marine
reserve of Scandola.
Day
5
Girolata Cargese. Explore
the gulf of Porto, the little beach of Arona and spend the night at Cargese,
a village founded by a Greek community originating in the Peloponnese.
Day
6
You will pass by the Sanguinaires
Island at the entrance to the Gulf of Ajaccio, and enter the Gulf
of Valinco. Stop overnight in the port of Propriano or in the
anchorage of Campo Moro.
Day
7
After a swim at Roccapina, you will enter Bonifacio, the
most spectacular natural port of Corsica, and even of the Mediterranean. The
deep, narrow fjord caught between 2 white-rock cliffs is surmounted by the
ramparts of the town.
Day
8
A short trip towards Sardinia and the labyrinth of the Island of the Maddalena.
Amongst the famous anchorages of Lavezzi, you can choose between
the rose-coloured beaches of Budelli, Razzoli or the small port
of Cala
Gavetta
.
Day
9
Maddalena - Porto Vecchio, with time off for a swim in the creek
of Rondinara
.
Day
10
Porto Vecchio - Solenzara,
on the "Mother of Pearl Coast" at the foot of the famous
Aiguilles de Bavella.
Day
11
Solenzara - Giglio
Day
12
Giglio - Porto Azzuro
Return
to base
Other
cruises in the same region:
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Riviera
