Harbours and anchorages near Nice

Baie d'Èze

Open roadstead on the Côte d'Azur between Cap d'Ail and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, below the perched village of Èze.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Baie de Roquebrune

Anchorage in the baie de Roquebrune between Monaco and Menton on the Côte d'Azur, off Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in the Alpes-Maritimes.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Îles de Lérins - Plateau du milieu

Anchorage on the plateau between Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat islands off Cannes, sand and weed bottom, open to all sectors.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

Mouré Rouge

Municipal marina of 450 berths east of the Pointe de la Croisette in Cannes, sheltered by a curved breakwater opening south-west toward the Îles de Lérins.

Carras

Small marina at the mouth of the Magnan stream on the Promenade des Anglais, western Nice, Alpes-Maritimes.

Carnoles

Open anchorage off the plage de Carnolès, between Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Menton, eastern Alpes-Maritimes.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Rade de Villefranche

Deep natural bay between Nice and Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera, one of the deepest harbours on the Mediterranean coast with depths reaching 95 m close to shore.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Anse de l'Espalmador

Small cove on the south side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Anse de la Scaletta

Small cove on the east side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, between Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer, on the Côte d'Azur.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Pointe Bacon

Anchorage off the eastern side of the Cap d'Antibes, near Port Vauban, sand bottom, open to the east.

• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Plage Pointe des Douaniers

Anchorage below the Pointe des Douaniers at Cap d'Ail, on the Cote d'Azur between Monaco and Eze.

• Sheltered NW, N

Port Canto - Cannes

Marina of 553 berths on the eastern side of the Cannes bay, between the Palm Beach and Pointe Croisette in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Ile Sainte-Marguerite East

Anchorage on the east side of Île Sainte-Marguerite in the Lérins archipelago off Cannes, sand and posidonia bottom, sheltered from N, open to S and SE.

• Sheltered N, SW, S, SE

Port Du Cros de Cagnes

Small harbour of 60 berths on the Baie des Anges at Cagnes-sur-Mer, between Nice and Antibes.

Plage De La Darse

Buoy field of 21 moorings off Plage de la Darse in Villefranche-sur-Mer, in the western arm of the Rade de Villefranche, on the Côte d'Azur.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Pointe de Crau de Nao/ Beach Cap

Rocky point and small beach on the western shore of Cap Ferrat, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and the village of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Port des Fourmis

Small marina of 243 berths at Beaulieu-sur-Mer, east of the main harbour of Beaulieu, reserved for shallow-draught boats.

Anse de l'Argent Faux

Small cove on the south-western side of the Cap d'Antibes, between Port du Croûton and Port Gallice in the Alpes-Maritimes.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Anse de la Garoupe

Cove on the east side of Cap d'Antibes, below the Garoupe lighthouse and the sanctuary of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Rade de Cannes

Open roadstead off the Croisette at Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, between the seafront and the Îles de Lérins 1 NM south.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Port du Croûton

Municipal port of about 390 berths on the western shore of the Cap d'Antibes, at Juan-les-Pins, Alpes-Maritimes.

Port de Silva Maris

Small marina of 59 berths below the village of Èze, on the Côte d'Azur between Nice and Monaco.

Pointe de la Croisette

Anchorage off the Pointe de la Croisette east of Cannes, facing the bay and the Îles de Lérins, Alpes-Maritimes.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

L'isoletta

Small anchorage off Cap Ferrat on the French Riviera, between Beaulieu-sur-Mer and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Casemate of Èze

Anchorage off the Èze-sur-Mer shoreline, Alpes-Maritimes, below the village of Èze perched at 427 m. Sand and posidonia bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Pointe Croisette

Marina of 272 berths on the Pointe Croisette in Cannes, at the eastern end of the Boulevard de la Croisette, Côte d'Azur.

Mouillage de la Salis

Anchorage off Plage de la Salis, east of the Cap d'Antibes peninsula, on the French Riviera.

• Sheltered W

Menton

Anchorage off the town of Menton on the Côte d'Azur, Alpes-Maritimes, close to the Italian border, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE