Harbours and anchorages near Cassis

Plage de L'Estaque

Open anchorage off L'Estaque beach in the northern suburbs of Marseille, on the Côte Bleue side of the Rade.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Calanque de Fontagne

Sand anchorage on the Marseille coast east of the Port des Goudes, within the Parc national des Calanques.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Baie du Grand Soufre

Anchorage on the west side of Pomègues, archipel du Frioul, off Marseille.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Baie des Nations

Anchorage on the north shore of the Baie de La Ciotat, off Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer in Provence.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Port-Miou

A 457-berth marina set inside the Port-Miou calanque, 0.9 NM SW of Cassis, within the Calanques National Park.

Corbières Port

A 320-berth harbour set below the Corbières cliffs, between L'Estaque and the Côte Bleue, north of Marseille.

Anse de l'Arène

Anchorage off Cassis, 0.8 NM south-east of the harbour and 1.3 NM east of Port-Miou, inside the Calanques National Park.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

La Ciotat - Nouveau Port

Marina of 640 berths at La Ciotat, east of Marseille, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Calanque de Callelongue

Calanque at the southern tip of Marseille, at the entrance of the Parc national des Calanques, on a rock bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Pointe de Figuerolles

Sand anchorage on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Niolon and Le Rove, on the Provence coast.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Île du Grand Rouveau Ouest

Rock anchorage on the western side of Île du Grand Rouveau, the outer island of the Embiez archipelago off Six-Fours-les-Plages.

• Sheltered E

Anse de l'Estaque

Sand anchorage in the northern corner of the Rade de Marseille, off the old fishing village of L'Estaque.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, NW

Pointe de Caramassaigne

Anchorage off the eastern shore of the Parc national des Calanques, between the calanques of Morgiou and Sormiou, west of Marseille.

• Sheltered W, NW

Anse des Catalans

Open anchorage off the Marseille corniche, between Vallon des Auffes 0.4 nm south and the Anse de la Réserve 0.5 nm east, in the 7th arrondissement.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Cap Croisette

Anchorage at the southern tip of Marseille, off the Goudes, at the entrance of the Calanques national park.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Anse de la Maronaise

Small cove on the Marseille coast near Les Goudes, at the western edge of the Calanques National Park, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S

Baie de Bandol

Anchorage in the bay of Bandol in the Var, between the mainland and the Île de Bendor 300 m offshore.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Anse de la Vieille Chapelle

Small cove on the Marseille coast between Pointe Rouge and the Madrague de Montredon, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Mouillage de la plage Centrale

Anchorage off the main beach of Bandol, western Var, weed bottom on posidonia meadow.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

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

Nouveau port - Les lecques

Marina of 432 berths in the bay of Les Lecques, on the commune of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, between La Ciotat and Bandol.

Calanques des Queyrons

Small calanque on the Marseille coast inside the Parc national des Calanques, sand and rock bottom, open to NW, N and NE winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

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 Moulon

Calanque anchorage on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Niolon and Calanque du Petit Méjean.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

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

Calanque de jonquier

Small calanque on the Côte Bleue between Niolon and Méjean, west of Marseille.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Port de Niolon

Small harbour of 60 berths in the calanque of Niolon, on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, inside the Parc Marin de la Côte Bleue.

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

Tiboulen de Maire

Small islet off Cap Croisette at the southern entrance to the Marseille archipelago, inside the Calanques national park.

• Sheltered SE, S

La Pierre de l'Autel

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

• Sheltered NE