Harbours and anchorages near Cassis

La Pierre de l'Autel

Rocky pinnacle off the Embiez archipelago near Six-Fours-les-Plages, a known Mediterranean dive site.

• Sheltered NE

Le Torpilleur

Rocky anchorage in the Calanque de Sormiou sector, east of the Pointe de Morgiou, inside the Parc National des Calanques near Marseille.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Bandol plaisance

Marina of 1,600 berths on the Baie de Bandol in the Var, facing the Île de Bendor, between Toulon and La Ciotat.

Plage d’Arène Cros

Sand beach anchorage in the Baie des Lecques, on the western edge of the Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer shoreline, sheltered from the mistral by Cap Sicié to the east.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

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.

La Ciotat

Prohibited anchoring zone off La Ciotat on the Provence coast, between Marseille and Bandol. Sand bottom, sheltered from N, NW, W and SW.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Port de la Gorguette

Small harbour of 25 berths on the shoreline between Sanary-sur-Mer and Bandol, in the Var.

Port de Morgiou

Small fishing port at the head of the calanque de Morgiou, inside the Parc national des Calanques, east of Marseille.

Anse de la Grande Mer

Anchoring prohibited cove just south of Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône, inside the Calanques National Park.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Pointe Rouge

Marseille's southern marina, 1200 berths in the 8th arrondissement facing the Frioul archipelago, largely a home-port marina with little for visiting crews.

Maire Sud ouest

Anchorage on the south-west side of Île Maïre, off the Goudes at the entrance to the Calanques National Park, south of Marseille.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Port des Goudes

Small fishing harbour at the southern tip of Marseille, at the gateway to the Calanques National Park.

Île Jarre Est

Anchorage on the eastern side of Île Jarre, an uninhabited limestone island in the Calanques National Park south of Marseille.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

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

Corniche Du Liouquet

Rocky anchorage along the Liouquet coast between La Ciotat and Les Lecques, eastern Var.

• Sheltered N, NE

Port Servaux

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

Le littoral

Open anchorage along the coast of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, between La Ciotat and Bandol, off the Var shore.

• Sheltered SE

Yachting Club Pointe Rouge

Yacht club located inside the Pointe Rouge harbour, on the southern coast of Marseille.

Calanque de la Mounine

Small calanque on the Marseilleveyre massif east of the Goudes, inside the Parc national des Calanques on the Marseille coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Port de la Madrague

Small harbour in the Madrague-de-Montredon cove, south of Marseille, at the gateway to the Calanques National Park.

Calanque Blanche

Small calanque west of Les Goudes, on the southern edge of Marseille, in the Calanques National Park.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Baie de Cousse

Open anchorage on the Provence coast between Bandol and Sanary-sur-Mer, south of the Gorguette cove.

• Sheltered NE, E

Le petit Gerard

Rocky anchorage on the west side of the Embiez archipelago, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Calanque De Petit Méjean

Small calanque on the Côte Bleue between Carry-le-Rouet and La Redonne, in the Ensuès-la-Redonne commune.

Société Nautique les Figuières

Small club harbour of 50 berths on the Côte Bleue between Marseille and Martigues, tucked into a narrow inlet west of Ensuès-la-Redonne.