Harbours and anchorages near Martigues

Mouillage Port De Ville De Istres

Anchorage off Istres on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, Provence, mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plage de la Romaniquette

Anchorage in the Étang de Berre lagoon, west of Saint-Chamas, with sand and algae seabed.

• Sheltered W

Calanque des figuières

Rock-bottomed inlet on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Carry-le-Rouet and Le Rove, next to the Société Nautique des Figuières.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

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

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.

îlot Tiboulen

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

• Sheltered S

UNCD Marseille

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

Marseille - SNM

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

Etang de Berre

Anchorage on the Étang de Berre, a 155 km² brackish lagoon west of Marseille connected to the Mediterranean by the Canal de Caronte at Martigues.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Anse de Tamaris

Sandy cove on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Sausset-les-Pins and Carro, on the coastline of the Parc Marin de la Côte Bleue.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Port de la Vesse - Niolon

Small calanque cut into the Côte Bleue cliffs between Niolon and Corbière, west of Marseille, with a tiny fishing hamlet at the head.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Calanque de Flancadou

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

• Sheltered E, SE, S

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

Marseille - CNTL

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

Port Maritima

Marina of about 1000 berths at Martigues, on the Caronte channel linking the Étang de Berre to the Mediterranean.

Chantier Naval de Provence

Boatyard at Port-de-Bouc, on the Golfe de Fos, at the western end of the Étang de Berre channel.

Horizon Marine

Private marina at Châteauneuf-les-Martigues on the Étang de Berre, Bouches-du-Rhône, with 70 berths.

Anse de Ranquet

Shallow sandy cove on the north-east shore of the Étang de Berre, a short hop south of Istres.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Anse du Rouet

Small calanque on the Côte Bleue, just east of Carry-le-Rouet inside the Parc marin de la Côte Bleue.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Pointe st Etienne - st Chamas

Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off the Pointe Saint-Étienne between Saint-Chamas and Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Pointe de Carapègue

Rock anchorage on the western shore of Pomègues in the Frioul archipelago, 2 nm west of the Vieux-Port of Marseille.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Port de Méjean

Small rocky calanque on the Côte Bleue between Marseille and Carry-le-Rouet, west of l'Estaque.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Calanque de l'Establon

Small calanque on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Niolon and the port of Corbières, inside the parc marin de la Côte Bleue.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Îles du Frioul

Anchorages among the four limestone islands of the Frioul archipelago, 2.7 NM west of Marseille, within the Parc national des Calanques.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

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.

Saint-Mitre

Anchorage on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, off Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, Provence.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Carry le Rouet

Marina of 570 berths on the Côte Bleue, 25 km west of Marseille, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

La Gracieuse

Sand-spit anchorage on the east side of the Golfe de Fos, at the tip of the Gracieuse sand bar, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W

Port de la Redonne

Anchorage off the small harbour of La Redonne-Ensuès on the Côte Bleue, inside the Parc marin.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône

Lock-gated port of 340 berths at the mouth of the Grand Rhone, on the western edge of the Camargue, linking the Rhone waterway to the Mediterranean.