Harbours and anchorages near La Ciotat

Mouillage de la plage Centrale

Anchorage off the main beach of Bandol, western Var, weed bottom on posidonia meadow.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Anse du Grand Mugel

Prohibited anchoring cove at the foot of the Bec de l'Aigle, just south of La Ciotat. Sand and seagrass bottom, sheltered from NW, N, W and SW.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Nouveau port - Les lecques

Marina of 432 berths in the bay of Les Lecques, on the commune of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, between La Ciotat and Bandol.

Pointe de la Cride

Sand-bottom anchorage off the Pointe de la Cride headland, between Sanary-sur-Mer and Bandol on the Provence coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Calanques des Queyrons

Small calanque on the Marseille coast inside the Parc national des Calanques, sand and rock bottom, open to NW, N and NE winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Anse de Rénécros

Sand cove on the W side of Bandol, separated from the main harbour by the Pointe du Cap Rousset, in the Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Anse du sec

Small cove on the east side of La Ciotat, at the foot of the Bec de l'Aigle cliffs in the Parc national des Calanques.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, W

Tiboulen de Maire

Small islet off Cap Croisette at the southern entrance to the Marseille archipelago, inside the Calanques national park.

• Sheltered SE, S

La Pierre de l'Autel

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

• Sheltered NE

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.

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

Anse de Balaguier

Cove on the north shore of the rade de Toulon, off La Seyne-sur-Mer. Anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia meadow.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

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.

Baie du Lazaret

Mud-bottomed bay inside the rade of Toulon, between La Seyne-sur-Mer and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

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

Anse du Levant

Anchorage off the Mourillon beaches at Toulon, facing the Petite Rade and the naval base.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S

Le littoral

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

• Sheltered 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 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