Anchorages:-
Scario at anchor .. 40 03.26N 15 29.92E outside harbour, 8m mud ,would be great with no roll
Scario Harbour .. We tied right at the beginning on the left, laid mooring lines, nudged bottom getting into berth (so around 2.3m) fine once in. Water and power did not work where we were but did further into harbour. Boats a few days behind us went in and paid 35Euro per night inc p/w
Cape Palinuro North .. 40 01.957N 15 16.723E 12.5m, sand. Much better protection than it looks
Communications:- Signal for WIND, Vodafone and TIM
Provisions:- Small deli type store at Scario on waterfront. Palinuro had small supermarkets and everything you need
Money:- Scario didn't notice ATM. Palinuro in main street but maximum 200Euro
Formalities:- still none in Italy
Cruising info for Agropoli:-
Town Quay:- come in around the breakwater and its right on the right hand side. Not where the green artifical grass is (charter company) but next to it. Room for about 4-5 yachts. Drop anchor and stern or bow tie to concrete wall. No one came around our first night so we weren't told till late the next day that we then had 2 nights free. The Marina berths are around 70E in June.
Communications:- TIM and Vodafone phones working, WIND dongle working
Provisions:- Walk all the way around the harbour and up the hill to the main pedestrian street. Good supermarket right at top straight ahead. Several fruit shops and a bakery nearby too.
Fuel:- Fuel dock in harbour but we jerry jugged, easy enough with trolley. 1.32E per litre
ATM:- A couple up on the main street
Formalities:- Still none in Italy
Sightseeing:- Allow around 35/40 minutes to get to train station and purchase tickets. We caught the 11.06 train, change at Salerno. Double check platform number in Salerno for Pompeii train, there are two separate platforms (a little further north and towards the sea but same station) that some of the Pompeii trains leave from. Instead of 15 minutes wait we had one hour and 15 minutes!!! Coming back there is 1753, 1805, 1908 ex Pompeii. About 10 minutes walk to ruins, head towards big clock tower looking monument opposite train station, then turn left to ruins.
Trains - 9E each return (validate ticket on platform in machine before boarding)
Entry to Pompeii - 11E each included very good guide book in English
Cruising Info for Amalfi:-
Anchorages - There really is room only for about 4 boats to anchor outside the harbour entrance "freeway". You can anchor the other side of the harbour wall big breakwater (to the west) but exposed to any westerly and any swell.
Harbour Wall - 45€ per night seemed set fee not dependant on length. Optional water and power both 5€ extra. It was still rolly in here but ok. Very short walk to town.
Communications - WIND dongle ok, TIM and Vodafone phone signals good
Money - ATM's ashore in old town
Provisions - Supermarket in old town, walk up only street away from water, just up on the right up a small alley.
Formalities - still none
Communications - WIND dongle ok, TIM and Vodafone phone signals good
Money - ATM's ashore in old town
Provisions - Supermarket in old town, walk up only street away from water, just up on the right up a small alley.
Formalities - still none
Sightseeing - One day bus pass valid from Salerno to Sorrento for €7.50 each. Buy from office opposite bus station
Cruising info for La Grazie and Castiglioncello, Italy:-
Anchorages -
Castiglioncello - 43 24.020N 10 24.969E 9.0m sand Didn't go ashore
La Grazie - 44 04.199N 09 50.413E 9.0m mud
Communications - Dongle and phones all had good signals
Ashore - La Grazie is very small but has an average supermarket, bakery (open mornings only and runs out of bread early), fruit and veg shop, deli, butcher and laundromat (5.50Euro 7kg or 8Euro for 14kg wash, 4Euro for dryer) There is a fuel dock but Mark tried 5 times and it was never open.
Sightseeing - Local bus tickets 1.35Euro each per trip, either to Porto Venere or Le Spezia, buy from Tabac shop on main street. Can buy on bus if its closed, cost 1.50Euro
Entrance fee to Castello Doria 2.20Euro each
Train to Pisa Intercity to Pisa 8.50Euro each one way. Local train back 5.20Euro each one way. (Other cruiser info - Ventana report that if you get off at the first Pisa station it is a very short walk from there to the ruins. We were on an intercity train so it only stopped at the main staion but our return one did stop at the other station.)
Pisa Entrance Fee pass 10.00Euro each, does not include climbing the tower (I don't like heights!!)
Cinque Terra Park Pass 8.00Euro each. Includes return train, any village buses and walkway fees. Trains depart Le Spezia 07.12, 07.55 (weekdays only), 10.07 and 11.10 stopping at all villages and 10.01 stopping only at Riomaggiore (No 1) and Monterosso (No 5). If aiming for the 10am ones allow AT LEAST 30 minutes to queue for ticket, probably longer - not sure how busy earlier ones are. Can not buy ticket on train or from machine. Must queue at seperate Cinque Terra office in train station, not regular counter.
Cruising info for Santa Margherita and San Fruittuoso, Italy:-Anchorages-
Santa Margherita - 44 20.029N 09 13.005E 5.7m sand We kept close to the moored boats for better protection and it kept us out of the way of the ferries, they are frequent all day but don't create much wash
San Fruittuoso - 44 18.832N 09 10.364E There were several big white mooring buoys with lines attached in that area. Over the other side of the bay are several little dinghy moorings where we tied the dinghy while we snorkeled. The statue was easy enough to find. Normal charge we think was 10Euro for an hours stop for the mooring buoy
Communications - WIND Dongle and TIM on phone worked well
Ashore - Take dinghy in to the right of where the ferries are going and tie off to concrete wall close in (too shallow for bigger boats so out of harms way). Everything you need, 2 ok supermarkets quite hard to find and describe (go walkabout!!). English newspapers. ATM machines. Diesel pump end of harbour on right 1.25Euro per litre. 500ml beer 7Euro on waterfront but heaps of free nibbles. Dinner of 2 Pizzas half litre carafe wine and service 35Euro on waterfront. Pre purchase bus tickets from kiosk on main road running along waterfront - 1.20Euro each for Rapello or Portofino
Cruising info for Portofino, Italy:-
Anchorage - 44 18.285N 09 12.785E 23.5m We did manage to get into 10m on one of our re-anchorings further in, space is limited as there are swimming buoys across. Don't go on the weekend!
Ashore - It wasn't overpriced. Drinks on the waterfront 7Euro beer, 6Euro glass wine with good free nibbles. Dinner on the lane leading up to the bus station was 35Euro for 2 pasta's, 1/2 litre wine and cover charge. I'm sure we could have spent 350Euro at one of the others had we wanted to! Bus to Santa Margherita was 1.20Euro each one way.
Cruising info for Final Ligure and San Remo, Italy:-
Anchorages –
Final Ligure 44 10.591N 08 22.349E 3.9m sand/mud. Would be fine with no wind or west round to north east. The fuel dock where we ended up was just inside the entrance on the right hand side, we tried stern tying on the left (opp fuel dock) as indicted in Italian Waters Pilot but nudged bottom still about 6m off dock. We draw 2.4m. We didn't pay anything - arrived after dark and left at dawn.
San Remo 43 48.886N 07 46.975E 4.7m Head towards the yellow fuel dock sign on the breakwater (there are two fuel docks, other one over by town) You can see a little port-a-cabin building also, these are excellent showers and toilets, closed overnight but open all day, new and cleaned daily. There were only enough mooring lines for 4 boats to stern tie, we were the closest to the fuel dock, had 2 boats side tied between us and fuel dock. One boat attached his own mooring line to the chain to stern tie, other boats side tied inbetween and some rafted to them. Max number of boats we had in was 9 (could have fitted more), no one was turned away. Could drop anchor and stern tie but may faul it on the mooring chains.
Communications - All phone signals ok and dongle working well. A couple of WIND shops ashore that spoke excellent English to get sorted if this is your first stop in Italy.
Ashore - There is absolutely everything within easy walking distance - walk around the breakwater to the fort and the junction with the road running along waterfront. Turn right to Casino supermarket, when water runs out it is right in front of you sort of attached to a restaurant. Or turn left at fort, then 1st right, 1st left at Chinese Restaurant and there is a Dico supermarket just along on right - set slightly back behind wire netting fence. Excellent covered market, (says Pesca Mercado or something on outside of huge building). Keep going up past Chinese restaurant up street, road vears to right a little and inclines and on left is big market. Think it was open daily, it is exceptional. ATM's everywhere. Waterfront dining 2 pizza or pasta, 1/2 litre wine, complimentary Lemoncello 30Euro. Happy hour drinks in one of the lovely squares with live music 2x500ml beers & 1 wine 14Euro yummy free nibbles. Fuel just along from where tied up Diesel was 1.25Euro per litre. This pump mainly for the fishing boats but happy to sell to us. Cost was more over the other side of marina at the other pump. Boats that had come from France filled up here before returning so guess it must be cheaper here.
Sightseeing - The bus trip up to Triora was a great day out into the hills, but perhaps an hour to long. Caught 9.15am up and 3.05pm back (no others). Buy tickets in station first (it's cheaper than on bus) 2.35Euro each, one way. It's about 1 1/4hours each way. You can catch the bus to Ventimiglia 2.00Euro each, one way (Ventimiglia is not worth an excursion unless enroute to Monte Carlo) and then the train to Monte Carlo 2.50Euro each, one way (we did this to collect Marks glasses) The San Remo bus station is about a block inland from the Casino Supermarket.
Radio - English speaking Radio station, from here to St Tropez, Riviera Radio 106.5FM
