Harbours and anchorages near Martigues

Vallon des Auffes

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

Plage De Figuerolle, Saint Mitre

Anchorage off Figuerolles beach on the north shore of the Étang de Berre, near Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

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

Les Trois Frères

Sand anchorage off the coast of La Ciotat, on the Provence coast east of Marseille.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

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.

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.

Anse de Boumandariel

Sand cove on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

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

Anse Saint-Gervais

Anchorage in the Golfe de Fos, on the western edge of Fos-sur-Mer, inside the commercial port zone.

• Sheltered N, NE

Plage de la Romaniquette

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

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Canal de Saint-Antoine

Mooring buoys in the canal de Saint-Antoine at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, mud bottom, sheltered from the W.

• Sheltered W

Le Moulon

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

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

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

Pomegue

Small harbour in the former military cove of Pomegues, on the southern island of the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, inside the Calanques National Park perimeter.

Istres- Les Heures Claires

Marina of 210 berths on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, south of Istres town.

Port Albert Samson

Small marina on the north shore of the Étang de Berre at Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône.

Bassin des Tellines

Restricted basin at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône at the mouth of the Grand Rhône, anchoring prohibited.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Calanque de jonquier

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

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Carro

Fishing and pleasure harbour of 180 berths on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, sheltered behind a rocky headland in the commune of Martigues.

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.

Port de Marignane

Small municipal harbour of 20 berths on the south shore of the Étang de Berre, at the mouth of the Cadière river in Marignane.

Port du Sagnas

Two-berth pontoon on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, at Saint-Chamas, Bouches-du-Rhône.

Arnette

Rocky-bottom anchorage on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Carro and Port des Laurons.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Plage du Cavaou

Anchorage off Plage du Cavaou at the mouth of the Golfe de Fos, sand and mud bottom, sheltered from winds from NW to SW.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Port Servaux

Small 150-berth harbour at Saint-Henri in the 16th arrondissement of Marseille, on the L'Estaque bay shoreline.

Île d'If

Small island off Marseille in the Frioul archipelago, home to the Château d'If fortress, 1.3 nautical miles from the Vieux-Port.

• Sheltered S

Port de Jonquières

Town quay in the Jonquières district of Martigues, on the canal Saint-Sébastien linking the Étang de Berre to the Canal de Caronte.

CNM - Club Nautique Martigues

Sailing club and small craft harbour on the Canal de Caronte in Martigues, linking the Étang de Berre to the Golfe de Fos.

Port Terra

Marina of around 250 berths in Martigues, on the south bank of the Canal de Caronte linking the Étang de Berre to the Golfe de Fos.

Martigues

Anchorage in the étang de Berre basin off Martigues, at the north end of the Canal de Caronte.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW