Harbours and anchorages near La Ciotat

Calanque des Contrebandiers

Rock-bottomed calanque within the Calanques National Park south of Marseille, between Port des Goudes and Port de Morgiou.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Calanque de la Culate

Narrow rocky inlet on the Marseille coast between Les Goudes and Morgiou, inside the Calanques National Park.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Calanque de Podestat

Small rocky calanque on the southern coast of Marseille inside the Parc national des Calanques, between Les Goudes and Callelongue.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

NCVP - Nautic Club du Vieux Port

Yachting club pontoon in the Vieux-Port of Marseille, on the north quay near the Hôtel de Ville. Members only, occasional visitor berths by arrangement.

Cap Sicié

Headland south of La Seyne-sur-Mer topped by the chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Mai at 352 metres, rocky anchorage on the lee north side only.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Plage De Mar Vivo

Beach off La Seyne-sur-Mer on the western side of the rade de Toulon. Anchoring is prohibited in the bathing zone.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Calanque des Cambrettes

Rocky inlet on the south side of Île Pomègues in the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, inside the Calanques national park.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

îlot Tiboulen

Small rocky islet at the NW tip of the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, inside the Calanques national park.

• Sheltered S

Le Resquilladou

Rocky anchorage on the coast between Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer and Les Lecques, sheltered from the northern and eastern quadrants.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Sanary-sur-Mer

Harbour of 550 berths on the Var coast, between Bandol and Toulon, sheltered behind a curved breakwater.

UNCD Marseille

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

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.

La Coudoulière

Marina of 450 berths on the western shore of Six-Fours-les-Plages, opposite the Ile des Embiez and south of the Cap Sicie massif.

Marseille - SNM

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

Baie de Cousse

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

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

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

Calanque de Fontagne

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

• Sheltered S

Marseille - CNTL

Cercle Nautique et Touristique du Lacydon, 750 berths on the south side of Marseille Vieux-Port, next to the Pharo.

Pointe Débié

Anchorage on the south-west side of Île Pomègues, Îles du Frioul, off Marseille, on sand and rock.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Calanque de Flancadou

Small calanque on the west side of Île de Pomègues, archipel du Frioul, off Marseille.

• Sheltered E, SE, S

Plage du Jonquet

Anchorage off a sand beach on the south flank of the Cap Sicié peninsula, between Six-Fours-les-Plages and La Seyne-sur-Mer in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Le troue du diable

Rocky cove at the foot of the Bec de l'Aigle cliffs west of La Ciotat, Provence.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Vieux Port- Les Lecques

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

Mouillage de Tarente

Anchorage in the baie des Lecques on the Provençal coast, between La Madrague and Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S

Calanque de Port Pin

Narrow calanque between Port-Miou and En-Vau, inside the Parc national des Calanques, east of Marseille.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Anse Devenson

Calanque between Morgiou and Sugiton in the Parc national des Calanques, west of Cassis and south of Marseille.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Bandol

Major marina of 1 600 berths in the bay of Bandol, between the Ile de Bendor and the town of Sanary-sur-Mer, on the Var coast.

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

Baie de Sanary

Rocky anchorage in the bay off Sanary-sur-Mer, Var coast, sheltered from northerly winds and open to the south.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Mouillage de Saint-Selon

Anchorage on the southern shore of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, at the entrance to the Toulon roadstead in Provence.

• Sheltered NW, N, W