SAILING CRUISES IN CORSICA: DEPARTURE ISLAND OF ELBA

Cruises of 1 or 2 weeks

 Departure base: Porto Ferraio

The Tuscany archipelago and the east of Corsica offer various landscapes without difficulties. The west coast of Corsica requires more vigilance concerning the weather forecast, especially if you want to take advantage of the superb anchorages although they are not all around shelters.     

1 WEEK ITINERARY

Day 1 Departure from Porto Ferraio, sail towards the island of Capraia, a small rocky island to the north-west of the island of Elba. Its small port is very buzy in the evening.

Day 2 A short crossing of 17 n. miles to Cap Corse; stop at the beach Santa Maria or at the Finnochiarola islands before mooring at Macinaggio to enjoy a lobster.

Day 3 Sail 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: Sail southwards to Giglio, a tiny jewel of an island. A small port and a picturesque village in an unspoilt nature.

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 in the Island of Elba.

Day 7 Return to the base.   

2 WEEKS ITINERARY

CRUISE AROUND CORSICA

Day 1 Macinaggio

Day 2 Sail 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 including the marine reserve of Scandola.

Day 5 Girolata - Cargese. Explore the gulf of Porto, the little beach of Arone and spend the night at Cargese, a village founded by a Greek community from the Peloponnesus.  

Day 6 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, even of the Mediterranean. The deep, narrow fjord caught between 2 white-rock cliffs is surmounted by the walls of the town.   

Day 8 A short trip towards Sardinia and the labyrinth of the Islands of Magdalena. Amongst the famous anchorages of Lavezzi, you can choose between the rose-coloured beaches of Budelli, Razzoli or the small port of Cala Gavetta

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Day 9 Magdalena - Porto Vecchio, with time off for a swim in the creek of Rondinara.

Day 10 Porto Vecchio - Solenzara, on the east coast at the foot of the famous Aiguilles de Bavella.

Day 11 Solenzara - Giglio

Day 12 Giglio - Porto Azzuro

Return to base