About the
middle of the
seventies Mr
Giannino
Furlanis,
Commendatore,
cherished the
idea to
realize
"Marina Laghi
di Sibari". At
that time he
was engaged
with the
construction
of a difficult
stretch of the
SA-RC motorway
on the
Apennines. To
carry out that
idea, they
chose an area
of about 2
million square
meters with a
coastline
extending over
2200 meters
between the
River Crati
and' the
Stombi, a
reclamation
canal. The
plan was
carried out by
Gino Valle,
one of the
most famous
Italian
architects. .
The key-idea
was to realize
facilities for
pleasure
boating in
harmony with
their
barycentric
position in
the
Mediterranean
Sea with the
utmost respect
for nature and
landscape.
Benefiting
from the
coastal outlet
of the Stombi,
they created a
north-south
system of
canals and wet
docks on which
lies the
holiday
village made
up of
self-sufficient
peninsulas.
The canal-and
wet dock
system was
linked up with
a main canal
running
parallel to
the coastline
which is about
150 meters
away.
Con¬sequently,
a residential
centre known
as "Marina
Laghi di
Sibari"
closely
connected with
pleasure
boating with
international
moor¬ings was
developed. So
they provided
the harbour
and its access
with
sufficient
depth so as to
ensure the
presence of
big boats and
a suitable
dockyard
assistance.
In the lakes
which cover
420,000 square
meters, about
2,800 boats
can be docked;
that's why
"Marina Laghi
di Sibari" can
be considered
the largest
and safest
place for the
sheltering,
stopping and
maintenance of
boats in the
Mediterranean
Sea. There are
some other
very important
qualifications
that make
"Marina Laghi
di Sibari" an
ideal place
for seafarers:
• It is
situated along
a coastline
which offers a
concentration
of other
shelters at a
middle
distance of
less than 20
miles. Its
access is
protected
against the
prevailing
wind.
• Its depths
are safe and
the undulatory
motion at the
piers is
limited.
• It has a fit
docking
system.
• It has a
large
sea-room.
• It is the
most important
east-west
mooring place
in the
periplus of
the
Mediterranean
Sea for
pleasure
boating
towards the
African coast,
Greece and the
Near East.
"Marina Laghi
di Sibari" is
all that a
managed
entrepreneurial
group is able
to realize in
the productive
organization
of the
territory.
+39 0981 79027
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