Harbours and anchorages near Cassis

Marseille - MPM

Historic harbour of Marseille run by the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence, 3200 berths on both quays of the calanque that forms the heart of the city.

Plage de la Fosse

Cove on the south side of Île des Embiez, sand and rock bottom, open to the south.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Calanque de Fontagne

Small south-facing inlet on the Marseilleveyre massif east of Les Goudes, inside the Parc national des Calanques.

• Sheltered S

Plage Du Capelan

Small cove on the Île Rousse peninsula west of Bandol, southern Provence, used as a day anchorage.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Île de Bendor

Small private island off Bandol, bought by Paul Ricard in 1950 and developed into a cultural site with a marina on its north side.

• Sheltered S, SE

Plage de Portisol

Sandy cove on the west side of Sanary-sur-Mer, Var, between Pointe Cogolin and the harbour entrance.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Calanque de Figuerolles

Small ochre-cliff calanque on the western side of La Ciotat, with a sand and rock bottom sheltered from the northerly quadrant.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Plage De La Madrague

Anchorage off the sandy beach of La Madrague, a cove on the western side of the Baie des Lecques, between La Ciotat and Bandol.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Calanque de Morgiou Sud

Anchorage at the southern entrance of the Calanque de Morgiou, within the Parc national des Calanques between Marseille and Cassis.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Calanque de l'Escondelle

Cove on the western flank of Île de Pomègues, Frioul archipelago, facing the open sea off Marseille.

• Sheltered E, SE, S

Île du Grand-Rouveau

Anchorage off the Île du Grand-Rouveau, a rocky islet west of the Embiez archipelago in the Var, topped by a 19th century lighthouse.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, SE

Marseille - SNM

Yacht club marina of 544 berths on the north quay of the Vieux-Port of Marseille, founded 1887.

Pointe du Canouvié

Anchorage on the eastern side of Île des Embiez, sheltered from the west wind between the island and Le Brusc.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W

Calanque de Ratonneau

Anchorage on the north side of Ratonneau island in the Frioul archipelago, off Marseille, with sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Les îles Paul Ricard

Anchorage between the islands of Les Embiez and Le Gaou, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

• Sheltered SE, S

UNCD Marseille

Union Nautique et Cercle des Dériveurs club basin inside the Vieux-Port of Marseille, 100 berths, max draught 2.4 m.

Grande Calanque

Anchorage on the east side of Pomègues in the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Saint Pierre des Embiez

Marina of 750 berths on Île des Embiez off Six-Fours-les-Plages, maximum draught 3 m, owned by the Ricard family since 1958.

Baie de Cousse

Open bay between Sanary and Bandol, sand and rock bottom, day anchorage in settled weather.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Baie de Sanary

Sand anchorage in the baie de Sanary, between the Cap Sicié to the east and the Île des Embiez to the west, on the Var coast in Provence.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Débié

Anchorage on the south side of Pomègues, one of the Frioul islands off Marseille.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Le Baou Rouge

Anchorage under the red cliffs of the Calanques massif east of Marseille, inside the Parc national des Calanques.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Pointe du Rix

Rocky point on the north-east coast of the island of Les Embiez, facing the Brusc lagoon.

• Sheltered NE

Île de Jarre

Uninhabited island south-east of Marseille, inside the Calanques national park, with a sand anchorage on its northern side protected from southerly winds.

• Sheltered SE, S

Calanque de Sugiton

Narrow calanque between Marseille and Cassis, in the core zone of the Parc national des Calanques, where anchoring is prohibited and access is regulated.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Calanque des poissons

Small cove on the Marseilleveyre coast in the Parc national des Calanques, between Les Goudes and the Île Maïre.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Pointe du Figuier

Headland on the western side of the Morgiou calanque, south of Marseille, inside the core zone of the Parc national des Calanques where anchoring is prohibited.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Le Brusc

Harbour of 900 berths on the west side of the Cap Sicié peninsula, opposite the Embiez archipelago, in Six-Fours-les-Plages.

Vieux Port- Les Lecques

Small harbour of 203 berths adjoining the Nouveau port in the bay of Les Lecques, reserved for shallow-draught boats.

Plage des Salins

Anchorage off the Plage des Salins at Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var, just north of the Embiez archipelago.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W