Harbours and anchorages near Cavalaire-sur-Mer

Pointe de la Chappe

Anchorage under the eastern slope of the Cap Lardier massif, Var, between Cavalaire and the Baie de Briande. Sand and seagrass bottom, shelter from N winds only.

• Sheltered N

Grande Calanque

Anchorage off the Cap Bénat peninsula on the Var coast, between Le Lavandou and the Hyères islands.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Pointe La Rabiou

Rocky headland anchorage on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Les Salins and the Cap de Saint-Tropez.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Pointe de Julien

Sand-bottom anchorage off the Île du Levant in the Hyères archipelago, Provence, sheltered from NW, N, NE and E.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Les Gobis

Anchorage on the north-west coast of Île du Levant, Hyères archipelago, on sand and rock.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Cap des Medes

Prohibited anchorage at the north-east tip of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros National Park core zone.

• Sheltered E, SE

Les issambres - San perre

Sand-bottom anchorage off the shore of San Peïre-sur-Mer, in the Issambres district of Roquebrune-sur-Argens, on the Esterel coast of the Var.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Baie des Roches Bleues

Sand-bottom bay on the south coast of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between the Pilon anchorage and Saint-Tropez harbour.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Plage du Grand Jardin

Anchorage off Plage du Grand Jardin on the western shore of the Cap Bénat peninsula, Bormes-les-Mimosas, with sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Îlot de la Gabinière sud

Buoy field on the south side of La Gabinière, the small islet off the southern tip of Port-Cros, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

• Free
• Sheltered N

Pointe du Trésor

Anchorage along the rocky shore of the Pointe du Trésor, west of Cavalaire-sur-Mer on the Corniche des Maures.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Plage de la Fossette

Small cove on the Corniche des Maures between Le Lavandou and Cavalière, with a mixed sand and posidonia seagrass bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Saint Tropez

Marina of 734 berths on the south side of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, eastern Var coast.

Bormes-les-Mimosas

Marina of 950 berths in the bay of Le Lavandou on the Var coast, at the foot of the Massif des Maures.

Plage de la Garrigue

Sandy anchorage in the bay of Les Canebiers, on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, Var.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Pointe du Diable

Anchorage under the Pointe du Diable on the east side of the Cap Bénat, between Le Lavandou and Bormes-les-Mimosas in the Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Calanque Longue

Narrow calanque on the west coast of Île du Levant, inside the Port-Cros national park.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Cabanes du Gapeau

Anchorage off the mouth of the Gapeau, near Hyeres in the Var. Ten marked positions on mixed sand and rock.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Port de l'Ayguade - Hyères

Marina on the east coast of the presqu'île de Giens, in the commune of Hyères, Var, on the Rade d'Hyères facing the île de Porquerolles.

Le Lavandou

Large marina of 1021 berths on the Var coast facing the Îles d'Hyères, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Cap Nègre.

Plage de l'Estagnol

Sandy anchorage in the bay of l'Estagnol, west of Cap de Brégançon, on the commune of Bormes-les-Mimosas.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Baie de la Palud

Mooring buoy in the Baie de la Palud on the north shore of Port-Cros, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros, Var. Weedy bottom, protection from W, SW, S and SE winds.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Anse de la Fausse Monnaie

Cove on the north coast of Port-Cros, within the parc national de Port-Cros off the Var coast.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Calanque du Bon-Dieu

Small anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, in the maritime perimeter of the Parc national de Port-Cros.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Baie d'Alicastre - Plage Notre Dame

Open bay on the north-east coast of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros national park, off Plage Notre-Dame.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Pointe du Dattier

Sand-bottomed anchorage on the Corniche des Maures between Cavalaire and Le Lavandou, commune of Le Rayol-Canadel, Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Crique Du Figuier Rayol

Small cove on the Rayol-Canadel shoreline, Var coast, sand and algae bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Cap Taillat

Anchorage off the sand tombolo of Cap Taillat, on the Var coast between Cavalaire and Ramatuelle. Sand bottom, sheltered from S, SW, W and NW.

• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Sèche de Cassin

Offshore shoal in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Pampelonne and the Baie des Canebiers, usable as a fair-weather anchorage.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Port-Grimaud

Lakeside marina of 2050 berths on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, designed in the 1960s by architect François Spoerry as a lacustrine village with a canal network.