HEAVEN AT THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA

H E AV E N
AT
TH E
MIDDLE
OF
THE
SEA
T HE
P O R T
A ND
THE
I S LAND
The P o rt o f C aval l o hos t s 2 0 0 b oa t s , a ll wit h a ma x imu m lengt h
o f 3 5 me t re s. E ac h m oor ing is e q u ip p e d with a su p p ly o f fresh
w ater an d e l e c tri c it y.
A n o asi s o f si m pl i c it y a nd p e r s u a s iv e c ha r m
A p earl i n th e arc hip e la g o of L a v e z z i, C a v a llo o f fers 1 5 Km o f
beach e s an d c o ve s , hid d e n b e t we e n t he ro c k s. I t is midw a y
betwe e n Co rsi c a a nd S a rd inia , a nd s e e ms t o emer ge fro m
the wate rs m i rac u lou s ly, t o f or m a m a g ic al la nding p la c e fo r
l o v ers o f t h e se a.
It i s a pri vat e i sl and , whe re s a f e t y c ons t it ut es a fu rt her gu a ra ntee o f se re n i ty d ur ing your s t a y.
The ch ar m o f t h e is la nd of C a v a llo c a n b e p erc eiv ed immedi ately , as y o u b e g in d is c ov e r c or ne r s of hea v en, here o n
E arth. Th e f e e l i n g is uniq u e , t ha nk s t o t he na t u re in t he a rea
but a l so be c au se of t he wa y in whic h t he isla nd gent ly gre ets y o u , mak i n g you f e e l lik e a p r iv ile g e d v isit o r in a p la c e
w i thou t e qu al s.
The i sl an d o f C ava llo is a p la c e of wild , ab so lu t e b ea u t y. I t
al l o w s y o u t o e n t e r int o a s e c re t , p r iv a t e p la c e in w hic h t he
stro ng, grac e fu l , b re a t ht a k ing m a r ina la ndsc a p e b lends w it h
the d i sc re e t, e l e g a nt p re s e nc e of t he p e op le w ho c o me t o
v i s i t.
A ddi n g gre at val u e t o t he is la nd a re t he s ea b eds t ha t ma k e
the ex pe ri e n c e o f d iv ing a nd f re e d iv ing t hrilling mo ment s,
set i n bri gh t u n de r wa t e r s c e na r ios , whe re yo u ma y c o me
acros s n u m e ro u s a q ua t ic s p e c ie s . T he m a rine env iro nment is
a w ho l e u n i ve rse of e x c e p t iona l v it a lit y.
The c l e ar bl u e w a t e r s t ha t b a t he t he d e s ert ed b ea c hes o f
Cav a l l o , i n a se t ti n g of p ink roc k s a nd la ye rs o f go lden sa nds,
co nv e y t h e qu i n t e s s e nc e of m a n’ s re la t ionship w it h t he sea .
The su n , sh i n i n g b r ig ht ly d own f rom t he s k y a nd t he sp irit o f
the M e di t e rran e a n wind s a nd wa v e s , re a lly ma k e t he isla nd
sparkl e l i k e a be aut if ul e m e r a ld.
T HE
S U RROU NDI NG
AR EAS
T H E I S L A N D O F L AV E Z Z I
D i rect l y so u th o f t he is la nd of C a v a llo, in t he c ent re o f t he
Stra i t o f B o n i fac i o , lie s t he roc k of L a v e z z i. I t is a ma z e o f w hi te gra n i te bo u l de r s , of f e r ing e nd le s s t iny b a ys, w here a go o d
ski p pe r c an c arve ou t his own p r iv a t e g a rden o f Eden. Mo o ri ng i s po ssi bl e t o t he s out h, a t C a la L a z a r ina (if ent ry is p ro hibi ted, y o u c an l and t he re b y rowing in on a t ender) o r Ca la
Gi unc o . F ro m th e nor t h, L a v e z z i is only a c c essib le t o t ho se
bra v e e n o u gh t o v e nt u re int o t he m e a nd e r o f t iny c ha nnels
tha t c h arac t e ri ze C a la d e l G re c o a nd C a la della Chiesa . The
w ater s are e x c e pt iona lly t r a ns p a re nt e v e r yw here in t he a rea .
B O N I FA C I O
Loca t e d i n th e e x t re m e s ou t h of C or s ic a , t he lit t le t o w n o f
B o ni fac i o i s a tru e op e n- a ir m us e u m : I t is c ha ra c t eriz ed b y
ta l l , wh i t e c l i f fs o v e r ha ng ing t he s e a a nd it o f fers a w ea lt h o f
hi stori c m o n u m e nt s , m ore t ha n 2 0 b e a c hes o f fine sa nd a nd
an o u t stan di n g c olle c t ion of r a re la nd s c ap es b o t h o n la nd
and b e n e ath t h e s e a . I t is a p la c e t o d is c o v er a nd w ill ea r n
i ts el f a pl ac e i n y o ur he a r t .
SANT’AMANZA
The e x te n si ve gu l f of S a nt ’ A m a nz a , c los e d t o t he so u t h b y
Punta Capi c c i o l o , of f e r s a p rot e c t e d a nc ho ra ge in it s dee pest p art. It i s a l a nd of s a nd y b e a c he s a n d ro c k y a rea s. The
seabe d i s san dy , w it h b a nk s s ur f a c ing in t he w est er n p a rt . I t is
approx i m ate l y 5. 5 m ile s f rom t he is la nd of Ca v a llo .
GOLFO DELLA RONDINARA
A t just o ve r 6 m i l e s f rom t he is la nd , t he g ulf o f Ro ndina ra is a n
unta m e d bay , w i th a n uns p oile d b e a u t y, c ryst a l c lea r w a t ers
and a ge n tl y sl o pi ng s e a b e d . B e ing a b a y, shelt ered fro m t he
w i nd, i t i s i de al fo r s t op p ing in t he roa d s t ea d. The su rro u ndi ngs are u n i n h ab it e d a nd t he re is a t yp ic al Co rsic a n rest a ura nt on sh o re , o ve r look ing t he b e a c h a nd o f fering ex c ellent
speci al ti e s.
ISOLA PIANA
B etwe e n t h e i sl and of C a v a llo a nd t he C orsic a n c o a st , is t he
i sl and o f Pi an a, w it h it s low p rof ile d e lim it in g a st ret c h o f sea ,
w i th a sh al l o w sand y s e a b e d . Whe n t he s e a is c a lm, t his t u r ns
i nto a po o l , h e re b oa t s c a n c a s t t he ir a n c ho rs a nd a p p ea r
suspe n de d i n t h e c le a r c r ys t a lline wa t e r.
S E RVICE S
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YP
E
D
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18
mt
-1
8p
lac
es
There are n u m e ro us a c t iv it ie s t o b e e nj oyed o n t he isla nd a nd in t he ma gnific ent su rro u ndin g areas .
Sun a n d se a l o ve r s c a n e nj oy t he p e a c e f ul, w hit e b ea c hes, w hile t here a re t ennis, go lf, soccer and
sw i mm i n g po o l f ac ilit ie s f or s p or t s f a ns , a s w ell a s a sa iling a nd w indsu r fing sc ho o l a nd div ing i n the
natural re se rve . T hos e who lik e re f ine d , e lega nt sho p p ing c a n v isit t he p rest igio u s b o u t iques and
quai n t sh o ps o f t he s p le nd id v illa g e of B oni fa c io , t ha nk s t o t he Ca v a llo -P ia nt a rella t a x i-b o a t s er vi ces .
O per f ro m M ay t o O c t ob e r.
P o rt de Ca v a llo - Î le de Ca val l o
Bo nifa c io (2 0 1 6 9 )
Co rse du Su d - Fra nc e
Ma na ger: Andrea Sga ra llino
Co nt a c t s a nd info r ma t io ns
( a v a ila ble f o r t h e wh o le y e a r )
P ho ne:
+3 3 (0 )6 7 2 3 6 3 3 7 0
(Enric o Ga mb a c c ini)
+3 3 (0 )4 9 5 2 5 8 0 1 1 (Of fic e)
w w w .p o rt o dic a v a llo .fr
We a t h e r s t a t io n wit h lo c a l
a n d o t h e r re a din g s a n d
we bc a m ( re a l t ime we a t h e r
s it u a t io n a n d 1 2 , 2 4 , 3 6 a n d 4 8
h o u r f o re c a s t s . )