Harbours and anchorages near Martigues

Grande Calanque

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

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Débié

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

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Port de Ferrières

Marina of 334 berths on the Ferrières basin in Martigues, opposite the Jonquières and L'Île districts on the Canal de Caronte.

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

Fos-sur-Mer

Marina of 840 berths at Fos-sur-Mer on the Golfe de Fos, west of the Rhône delta.

Port de Bouc plaisance

Marina of 500 berths at the mouth of the Canal de Caronte, western entrance to the Étang de Berre.

Anse de Sainte-Croix

Small cove on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, where anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia seagrass meadow.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Île du Frioul

Marina of 800 berths on the Frioul archipelago, built in the strait between Pomègues and Ratonneau, 2.5 nautical miles off Marseille.

Mouillage de Carteau

Anchorage in the Anse de Carteau on the Golfe de Fos, east of the Rhône delta in Provence.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Quai st Henri "port de commerce"

Commercial quay in the northern part of the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille, in the Saint-Henri district.

Vallon des Auffes

Small fishing cove wedged between cliffs on the Corniche Kennedy in Marseille, west of the Anse de la Fausse Monnaie.

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

Anse du Verdon

Cove on the Côte Bleue just east of Cap Couronne, near Carro, western Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Port-Saint-Louis Quay

Town quay on the Grand Rhône at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, at the southern end of the river navigation before the Mediterranean.

Carry le Rouet

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

Port Napoleon

Boatyard and marina at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, at the mouth of the Rhône on the Golfe de Fos, 215 berths, Bouches-du-Rhône.

Port de l'Éoube

Small cove on the east side of Île Ratonneau in the Frioul archipelago, off Marseille.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Digue Saint-Louis

Anchorage in the Golfe de Fos, along the Saint-Louis breakwater that protects the industrial harbour west of the Rhône delta.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Roche de la Cheminée

Anchorage off the Frioul archipelago west of Marseille, between Pomègues and Ratonneau.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, W, NW

Calanque de l'Erevine

Narrow limestone calanque on the Côte Bleue between Niolon and Méjean, west of Marseille, inside the Côte Bleue marine park.

• Sheltered NW, N

L'Estaque

A 600-berth harbour on the northern shore of Marseille bay, in the L'Estaque district at the foot of the Nerthe range.

Embouchure du Rhône

Anchorage off the mouth of the Grand Rhone, at the entrance to the Golfe de Fos, in the Camargue.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Port Navy Service

Large inland marina on the Canal Saint-Louis at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Bouches-du-Rhône, at the mouth of the Rhône into the Mediterranean.

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

Plage de la Romaniquette

Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, between Saint-Chamas and Istres, Provence.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Baie du Grand Soufre

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

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Saint-Mitre

Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, west of Istres.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Corbières Port

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

Saint Chamas

Marina of 280 berths on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, at the mouth of the Touloubre river.

Port Abris Du Rhone

Inland marina at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône on the Rhône delta, at the junction of the river with the Canal Saint-Louis and the Mediterranean.