Yacht charter Porto Vecchio

Yacht charter Porto Vecchio is situated in the heart of the same named bay at the southeast coast of Corsica the depth of which is approximately 4 sea miles and the width of which is 1 sea mile at an average.

Yacht charter Porto Vecchio formed part of the six fortifications that were built by the original owner of Corsica, the Genovese Bank Casa di San Giorgio, at the beginning of the 16^th century. Although the mountainous southern peninsula of Chiappa blocked well the sight to yacht charter Porto Vecchio and so the position of the castle and its small settlement in the delta of the river was well chosen, it led a shadowy existence until the 20^th century.

The reason for this was mainly the malaria that constantly spread in the marshy river area around yacht charter Porto Vecchio and that was only exterminated in yacht charter Porto Vecchio by the american army at the end of World War II. Ever since, tourism has developed in a splendiferous way in yacht charter Porto Vecchio.

The yacht charter Porto Vecchio crews can start from yacht charter Porto Vecchio on yacht charter Porto Vecchio cruise both along the beautiful east coast of Corsica and towards Sardinia. The Sardinian archipelago of La Maddalena, a natural preserve, lies only some dozens of sea miles from yacht charter Porto Vecchio.

Prior to that, the yacht charter Porto Vecchio crew can have a visit to other beautiful groups of islands.

However, the yacht charter Porto Vecchio crew likes to do the first tack southwards from yacht charter Porto Vecchio to the beach of Palombaggia that lies on the peninsula of Chiappa in a wonderful bathing bay bordered by pines. The view over the sea in this bay is one of the most popular picture postcards: the protected island of Cerbicales not far from yacht charter Porto Vecchio with its many nestling birds.

The yacht charter Porto Vecchio crew will have some more tranquillity in the summertime when turning to the bay and beach of Santa Giulia a bit more to the south. On the way to the south the yacht charter Porto Vecchio crew will reach at first the archipelago of Lavezzi. Owing to the terrible but beautiful granite rocks many seamen have let their lives in the past centuries.

A famous story, solemnized on Corsica every year, is the sinking of the Frigate Semillante pertaining to the Fleet of Napoleon III which split on the granite reefs of Lavezzi in the year 1855 with a 702 crew. The lighthouse of Lavezzi is guarding today over the secure ship traffic around the islands. But even nowadays the yacht charter Porto Vecchio crew has to exercise caution in fog and at heavy sea.

The neighbouring island of Cavallo, only a bit more than two sea miles from the Corsican main land, is known as the island of the multimillionnaires. The yacht charter Porto Vecchio crew is invited to anchor by beautiful small bays and the gourmets among the yacht charter Porto Vecchio crews should not let slip a feast in the 5-starred restaurant “Des Pecheurs”.

The yacht charter Porto Vecchio Marina of yacht charter Porto Vecchio (41° 35,65’ N 9° 17,27’ E) is well equipped according to the French standards. The Marina of yacht charter Porto Vecchio lies in the southern part of yacht charter Porto Vecchio, and the yacht charter Porto Vecchio crew can cater its foodstuffs even in the town of yacht charter Porto Vecchio without problems.

The yacht charter Porto Vecchio providers of yacht charter Porto Vecchio are helpful in organizing the arrival of the yacht charter Porto Vecchio crew from various airports on Corsica; Ajaccio is to be recommended for this.

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