Porto Santa Margherita Ligure

Ports of Liguria

With a curious horseshoe shape, the port of Santa Maria Ligure was designed in the mid-1800s at the request of Camillo Benso himself, due to needs related to the safety of navigation of boats.

To date, the facility is, as far as nautical boating excellence is concerned, one of the largest ports in Liguria for boat docking.

Various types of vessels are moored there: from luxury mega yachts to sailboats, from Ligurian gozzi to fishing boats.
The size and facilities in the port also allow the docking of large tourist cruise ships for passenger disembarkation.

Structure of the landing

The ports has a protective breakwater, extending northeastward, within which are six docks of different lengths from which branch off eight floating docks for mooring boats.

• Vivaldi and Cagni docks: boats in transit can moor here (Municipal management).
• Rizzo Quay: mooring for boats in transit (managed for 350 meters by the Maritime Authority).
  There is also a 12-meter pier on this quay.
• Seno di Corte: port area with 8 floating docks for boats up to 12 meters long (the docks are operated by different companies).

The type of mooring is with dead body

At the entrance, keep 100 meters from the extremity of the cast.

During the fall and spring, the location becomes the site of major sailing sports competitions.