Harbours and anchorages near Cannes

Saint-Aygulf

Marina of 232 berths between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime on the Côte d'Azur, at the mouth of the Garonne coastal stream in the Var.

Mouré Rouge

Municipal marina of 450 berths east of the Pointe de la Croisette in Cannes, sheltered by a curved breakwater opening south-west toward the Îles de Lérins.

Golfe Juan

Bay on the Côte d'Azur between Cap d'Antibes and the Îles de Lérins, opposite Vallauris and Juan-les-Pins.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Rade d'Agay East

Buoy field in the eastern part of the Rade d'Agay, a deep inlet of the Esterel massif between Saint-Raphaël and Cannes.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Plage De La Darse

Buoy field of 21 moorings off Plage de la Darse in Villefranche-sur-Mer, in the western arm of the Rade de Villefranche, on the Côte d'Azur.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Rade de Cannes

Open roadstead off the Croisette at Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, between the seafront and the Îles de Lérins 1 NM south.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Pointe de Crau de Nao/ Beach Cap

Rocky point and small beach on the western shore of Cap Ferrat, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and the village of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Port du Croûton

Municipal port of about 390 berths on the western shore of the Cap d'Antibes, at Juan-les-Pins, Alpes-Maritimes.

Anse de la Garoupe

Cove on the east side of Cap d'Antibes, below the Garoupe lighthouse and the sanctuary of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Carras

Small marina at the mouth of the Magnan stream on the Promenade des Anglais, western Nice, Alpes-Maritimes.

Rade d'Agay Nord

Anchorage in the northern part of the Rade d'Agay on the Esterel coast, sand and weed bottom, sheltered from NW through N and E.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Golfe de Fréjus

Sand anchorage in the Golfe de Fréjus between Fréjus and Saint-Aygulf, western Estérel coast, Var.

• Sheltered W, NW

Pointe Bacon

Anchorage off the eastern side of the Cap d'Antibes, near Port Vauban, sand bottom, open to the east.

• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Pointe de la Croisette

Anchorage off the Pointe de la Croisette east of Cannes, facing the bay and the Îles de Lérins, Alpes-Maritimes.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Ile Sainte-Marguerite East

Anchorage on the east side of Île Sainte-Marguerite in the Lérins archipelago off Cannes, sand and posidonia bottom, sheltered from N, open to S and SE.

• Sheltered N, SW, S, SE

Port Du Cros de Cagnes

Small harbour of 60 berths on the Baie des Anges at Cagnes-sur-Mer, between Nice and Antibes.

Calanque des Anglais

Anchorage on the Esterel Corniche d'Or, just east of the Rade d'Agay, facing the red porphyry cliffs of the Cap du Dramont.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Bunkers allemands

Rock-bottom anchorage on the Esterel coast between Agay and Le Dramont, off the wartime concrete bunkers that give the spot its name, in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plage du Veillat

Sand anchorage off the main town beach of Saint-Raphaël, Var, between the old port and the Santa Lucia marina.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

La Galiote

Sand anchorage off Saint-Aygulf, on the Var coast between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Port Inland

Inland marina of about 750 berths at Mandelieu-la-Napoule, west of Cannes, reached through a channel off the Bay of La Napoule.

Le Lion de Mer

Mooring buoys off the Lion de Mer rock, a 35 m porphyry islet west of Saint-Raphaël, Var.

• Sheltered SE

Argens

Sand anchorage off the mouth of the Argens river, between Fréjus and Saint-Aygulf on the Var coast, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Le Lion de Mer East

Buoy mooring east of the Lion de Mer rock, off Saint-Raphaël on the Esterel coast, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Pointe Croisette

Marina of 272 berths on the Pointe Croisette in Cannes, at the eastern end of the Boulevard de la Croisette, Côte d'Azur.

Port du Riou

Small marina on the Riou estuary at Mandelieu-la-Napoule, between Cannes and the Estérel massif.

Mouillage de la Salis

Anchorage off Plage de la Salis, east of the Cap d'Antibes peninsula, on the French Riviera.

• Sheltered W

Calanque d'Aurelle

Small rocky cove on the Esterel coast between Théoule-sur-Mer and Miramar, western end of the Baie de Cannes.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Pointe de l’Observatoire

Anchorage on the red porphyry coast of the Estérel, between Anthéor and Le Trayas in the Var, on rock and weed.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

St Barthélémy EST

Anchorage on the east side of the Saint-Barthélemy reef in the rade d'Agay, Estérel massif, Var coast, on sand and weed.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E