Harbours and anchorages near Martigues

Mouillage Port De Ville De Istres

Anchorage off Istres on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, Provence, mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Port de la Vesse - Niolon

Small calanque cut into the Côte Bleue cliffs between Niolon and Corbière, west of Marseille, with a tiny fishing hamlet at the head.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Calanque de Flancadou

Small calanque on the west side of Île de Pomègues, archipel du Frioul, off Marseille.

• Sheltered E, SE, S

Pointe Débié

Anchorage on the south-west side of Île Pomègues, Îles du Frioul, off Marseille, on sand and rock.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

NCVP - Nautic Club du Vieux Port

Yachting club pontoon in the Vieux-Port of Marseille, on the north quay near the Hôtel de Ville. Members only, occasional visitor berths by arrangement.

Marseille - CNTL

Cercle Nautique et Touristique du Lacydon, 750 berths on the south side of Marseille Vieux-Port, next to the Pharo.

Pointe de Carapègue

Rock anchorage on the western shore of Pomègues in the Frioul archipelago, 2 nm west of the Vieux-Port of Marseille.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Anse de Tamaris

Sandy cove on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Sausset-les-Pins and Carro, on the coastline of the Parc Marin de la Côte Bleue.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Calanque des Cambrettes

Rocky inlet on the south side of Île Pomègues in the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, inside the Calanques national park.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Port Maritima

Dry port and boatyard at Martigues on the Caronte channel linking the Étang de Berre to the Mediterranean, with haul-out, wintering and a limited number of in-water berths.

Anse de Ranquet

Shallow sandy cove on the north-east shore of the Étang de Berre, a short hop south of Istres.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Plage de la Romaniquette

Anchorage in the Étang de Berre lagoon, west of Saint-Chamas, with sand and algae seabed.

• Sheltered W

Calanque des figuières

Rock-bottomed inlet on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Carry-le-Rouet and Le Rove, next to the Société Nautique des Figuières.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Horizon Marine

Private marina at Châteauneuf-les-Martigues on the Étang de Berre, Bouches-du-Rhône, with 70 berths.

Calanque de l'Establon

Small calanque on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Niolon and the port of Corbières, inside the parc marin de la Côte Bleue.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Chantier Naval de Provence

Boatyard at Port-de-Bouc, on the Golfe de Fos, at the western end of the Étang de Berre channel.

Port de Méjean

Small rocky calanque on the Côte Bleue between Marseille and Carry-le-Rouet, west of l'Estaque.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Pointe st Etienne - st Chamas

Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off the Pointe Saint-Étienne between Saint-Chamas and Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Anse du Rouet

Small calanque on the Côte Bleue, just east of Carry-le-Rouet inside the Parc marin de la Côte Bleue.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

îlot Tiboulen

Small rocky islet at the NW tip of the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, inside the Calanques national park.

• Sheltered S

Plage de Carro

Small sand-bottom anchorage off Carro at the entrance to its fishing harbour, on the Cote Bleue west of Marseille, with room for only a few boats.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Marseille - MPM

Historic harbour of Marseille run by the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence, 3200 berths on both quays of the calanque that forms the heart of the city.

Port de la Redonne

Anchorage off the small harbour of La Redonne-Ensuès on the Côte Bleue, inside the Parc marin.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

La Gracieuse

Sand-spit anchorage on the east side of the Golfe de Fos, at the tip of the Gracieuse sand bar, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W

Calanque de l'Escondelle

Cove on the western flank of Île de Pomègues, Frioul archipelago, facing the open sea off Marseille.

• Sheltered E, SE, S

Saint-Mitre

Anchorage on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, off Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, Provence.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Marseille - SNM

Yacht club marina of 544 berths on the north quay of the Vieux-Port of Marseille, founded 1887.

Calanque de Ratonneau

Anchorage on the north side of Ratonneau island in the Frioul archipelago, off Marseille, with sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône

Lock-gated port of 340 berths at the mouth of the Grand Rhone, on the western edge of the Camargue, linking the Rhone waterway to the Mediterranean.

UNCD Marseille

Union Nautique et Cercle des Dériveurs club basin inside the Vieux-Port of Marseille, 100 berths, max draught 2.4 m.