Crotone Porto Vecchio
General Data
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Category
Ports -
Geographical Area
Calabria -
Latitude
Lat 39° 4' 45'' N -
Longitude
Long 17° 8' 13'' E -
E-mail Address
info@portovecchioservice.it -
Telephone
0962 611603 -
VHF
16 -
City
Crotone -
Post Code
88900 -
Province
Crotone -
Country
Italy
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Website
http://www.portovecchioservice.it -
Address
Via Molo Porto Vecchio snc -
Useful Numbers
0962 611603; YKC berths: 320 6115069
Features
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Minimum Draught
3 m -
Maximum Draught
5 m -
Sea Bottoms
sandy and muddy -
Shelter
I and V quadrant -
Boat Posts
600 -
Port Entrance Times
24 h/24 -
Max Boat Length
25 m -
Near Anchorages
Capo Colonna
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Bans
Fishing and bathing are not allowed -
Dangers
Rocks near the western breakwater; with winds from the II quadrant, waves can crush into the entrance; please enter perpendicular; be careful if your boat's draught is deeper than 2 m; city lights can confuse and make the recognigition of the harbour difficult at night: a useful reference point is the castle overlooking the port -
Hardships
libeccio and sirocco
Dock Services
Fuel
Water
Energy
Slide
Slipway
Crane
Travel Lift
Toilets
Showers
Fire Services
Engine Reparations
Electric Reparations
Weather Forecast Service
Anchorage Staff
Security Staff
Scuba Divers
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Further Services
Supermarkets and restaurants in the surroundings
Description
Situated south-east of Crotone, Porto Vecchio encloses a 66,400-square-metre body of water and a 1200-metre quay dug into the inner coves and the external cliff. It presents 5 quays and a surface of about 4700 square metres in total. Sea bottoms are low and sandy, ideal for small fishing and recreational boats.
Porto Vecchio hosts a well-equipped shipyard, specialized in the construction of small wooden vessels, repairs and maintenance on recreational boats. The yard takes care of fuel provision, too.
To enter the port, yachtsmen have to follow the course penperdicular to the line linking the two entrance lights. Entering the port can be difficult in case of winds from the second and third quadrant. Winds blowing from the first and second quadrant, in their turn, generate undertow. In summer, high waters suggest bad weather from South-East to South-West. The piers located close the so-called "Molo Sanità" are a good shelter from both sea and winds but they are subject to sandbanks. While entering the structure, pay particular attention to some stone blocks at the foot of the quay.
Crotone, the most important industrial centre in Calabria, was founded by Greeks in 710 B.C. The city lies on the eastern edge of the region and it faces the Ionian Sea at the mouth of river Esaro. The old city develops in narrow alleys and small squares until the cathedral and the central Pythagoras' Square which links the old city to the new one. Among the attractions, the 16th-century-cathedral, Castle Charles V and the archaelogical museum. Capo Colonna, known in the past as Capo Lacinio, raises 11 km south of Crotone. It was the seat of an ancient shrine dedicated to Hera Lacinia.
Costa dei Saraceni develops from the port to Capo Colonna. The main beaches, all charachetized by white sand and crystal-blue sea, are Capo Colonna, Capo Cimiti, Capo Rizzuto, Punta, Le Castelle enclosed inside the marine reserve of Capo Rizzuto.
The culinary tradition of the city uses simple and tasty ingredients, such as pecorino, smoked ricotta and chili pepper. "U Cuadaru" is a typical fish soup cooked in a copper cauldron and usually accompanied by Cirò, Sant'Anna di Capo Rizzuto or Melissa wine.