Harbours and anchorages near Bandol

Anse du Grand Mugel

Prohibited anchoring cove at the foot of the Bec de l'Aigle, just south of La Ciotat. Sand and seagrass bottom, sheltered from NW, N, W and SW.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Pointe de la Cride

Sand-bottom anchorage off the Pointe de la Cride headland, between Sanary-sur-Mer and Bandol on the Provence coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Le Pradon

Anchorage on the south slope of the Giens peninsula in Var, between La Madrague and Les Salettes.

• Sheltered NW

Anse de Rénécros

Sand cove on the W side of Bandol, separated from the main harbour by the Pointe du Cap Rousset, in the Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Anse des Salettes

Cove on the south side of the Giens peninsula in Le Pradet, Var, on the north shore of the rade d'Hyères.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Anse du sec

Small cove on the east side of La Ciotat, at the foot of the Bec de l'Aigle cliffs in the Parc national des Calanques.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, W

La Pierre de l'Autel

Rocky pinnacle off the Embiez archipelago near Six-Fours-les-Plages, a known Mediterranean dive site.

• Sheltered NE

Bandol plaisance

Marina of 1,600 berths on the Baie de Bandol in the Var, facing the Île de Bendor, between Toulon and La Ciotat.

Le Torpilleur

Rocky anchorage in the Calanque de Sormiou sector, east of the Pointe de Morgiou, inside the Parc National des Calanques near Marseille.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Anse de Balaguier

Cove on the north shore of the rade de Toulon, off La Seyne-sur-Mer. Anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia meadow.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plage d’Arène Cros

Sand beach anchorage in the Baie des Lecques, on the western edge of the Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer shoreline, sheltered from the mistral by Cap Sicié to the east.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

La Ciotat

Prohibited anchoring zone off La Ciotat on the Provence coast, between Marseille and Bandol. Sand bottom, sheltered from N, NW, W and SW.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Port de la Gorguette

Small harbour of 25 berths on the shoreline between Sanary-sur-Mer and Bandol, in the Var.

Port de Morgiou

Small fishing port at the head of the calanque de Morgiou, inside the Parc national des Calanques, east of Marseille.

Baie du Lazaret

Mud-bottomed bay inside the rade of Toulon, between La Seyne-sur-Mer and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

Corniche Du Liouquet

Rocky anchorage along the Liouquet coast between La Ciotat and Les Lecques, eastern Var.

• Sheltered N, NE

Anse du Levant

Anchorage off the Mourillon beaches at Toulon, facing the Petite Rade and the naval base.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S

Baie de Cousse

Open anchorage on the Provence coast between Bandol and Sanary-sur-Mer, south of the Gorguette cove.

• Sheltered NE, E

Le littoral

Open anchorage along the coast of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, between La Ciotat and Bandol, off the Var shore.

• Sheltered SE

Le petit Gerard

Rocky anchorage on the west side of the Embiez archipelago, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Ponton Tamaris

Pontoon on the northern shore of the Baie du Lazaret, below the Tamaris district of La Seyne-sur-Mer, in the rade de Toulon.

Anse des Roseaux

Cove on the Saint-Mandrier peninsula in the Rade de Toulon, posidonia bottom, sheltered from NW, W and SW.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Les Oursinières

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south side of the Presqu'île de Giens in the bay of Le Pradet, Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE