Harbours and anchorages near Cassis

La Madrague - Saint Cyr

Small marina of 400 berths on the south-east shore of the baie des Lecques at Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, at the foot of the wooded hill of La Madrague.

Baie de Sanary - Pointe Nègre

Anchorage off Pointe Nègre on the west side of the bay of Sanary-sur-Mer, Var coast, mixed sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE

île de la Tour Fondue

Small rocky island in the Embiez archipelago off Six-Fours-les-Plages, western side of the Petit Rouveau channel.

• 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.

Calanque de Sormiou

Deep calanque west of Morgiou in the Calanques national park, sand and posidonia bottom, small fishing cabanons at the head.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Pointe de Mourret

Rocky anchorage off the Pointe de Mourret, at the northern tip of the Embiez archipelago, opposite Le Brusc on the Var coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Quai st Henri "port de commerce"

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

Les Pharillons

Rock-bottom anchorage off the Pharillons islets south of Marseille, within the Parc national des Calanques. Sheltered from N and NE.

• Sheltered N, NE

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

Pic des Gabians

Rocky anchorage at the foot of the Pic des Gabians cliff near Les Goudes, south of Marseille, inside the Parc national des Calanques. Sheltered from N, NE and NW.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Calanque Saint-Pierre

Small bight off Île Verte, immediately east of La Ciotat harbour, a day stop where anchoring over the posidonia is now signposted as prohibited.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Petit-Rouveau

Anchorage between the islets of Petit Rouveau and Grand Rouveau in the Embiez archipelago, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

• Sheltered S, SW

Pointe de Galant

Sand-bottom anchorage on the north side of the Baie des Lecques, near Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer in western Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Calanque Saint Jean de Dieu ou de l'Oeil de Verre

Small anchorage in the Calanque Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, also called Calanque de l'Œil de Verre, between Morgiou and Sormiou on the Marseille coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Ile de Jarron

Anchorage by Île Jarron in the Riou archipelago south of Marseille, within the Calanques national park.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Port de l'Éoube

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

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Port Miou

Buoy field in the Calanque de Port-Miou, the first calanque west of Cassis, inside the Parc national des Calanques.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Calanque de Saména

Small rocky calanque on the south coast of Marseille, between La Madrague de Montredon and Les Goudes, at the gateway to the Parc national des Calanques.

• Sheltered E, SE

île Maire

Rocky islet off the Marseille coast at the western edge of the Calanques national park, separated from Cap Croisette by the Tiboulen channel.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW

Roche de la Cheminée

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

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, W, NW

La Spiaggia

Anchorage off Le Brusc in the lagoon approach to the Embiez archipelago, west of Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Cassis

Port of 400 berths in the bay of Cassis, between Cap Canaille and the calanque of Port-Miou, within the Calanques National Park.

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

Madrague Montredon

Anchorage off the south-eastern tip of Marseille, just east of Port de la Madrague de Montredon, within the Parc national des Calanques.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

La Ciotat - Port vieux

Historic harbour of 700 berths in the heart of La Ciotat, at the foot of the former shipyards now converted into a superyacht refit centre.

Rade de Ceyreste/ Grande Plage

Anchorage off the Grande Plage of La Ciotat, in the bay shared by Ceyreste and La Ciotat on the eastern Bouches-du-Rhône coast, between the Bec de l'Aigle and the port entrance.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

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.

Port Méditerranée

Marina of 58 berths at Six-Fours-les-Plages on the Var coast, between Sanary-sur-Mer and La Seyne.

Archipel des Embiez

Small archipelago off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var, owned by the Paul Ricard foundation, with anchorages on the western and southern shores of the main island.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE