Harbours and anchorages near Saint-Raphaël

Avant-port de Sainte-Maxime

Prohibited anchoring zone in the outer harbour of Sainte-Maxime, Gulf of Saint-Tropez, sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Rade de Cannes

Open roadstead off the Croisette at Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, between the seafront and the Îles de Lérins 1 NM south. Anchoring is regulated and banned from 1 June to 31 August.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Argens

Sand anchorage off the mouth of the Argens river, between Fréjus and Saint-Aygulf on the Var coast, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Plage De La Moutte

Anchorage off a sandy beach on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Les Salins and Cap des Salins, in the Var.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

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

plage Beauvallon

Open anchorage in the Golfe de Saint-Tropez off the Beauvallon beach, at the foot of Grimaud, mixed sand, rock and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

La Galiote

Sand anchorage off Saint-Aygulf, on the Var coast between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Port des moines

Small port on Île Saint-Honorat in the Lérins islands off Cannes, managed by the city of Cannes, used mainly by tenders and small craft up to 8 m to land and visit the monastery island.

Le Lion de Mer

Mooring buoys off the Lion de Mer rock, a 35 m porphyry islet west of Saint-Raphaël, Var.

• Sheltered SE

Plage des Cigales

Sand anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Le Lion de Mer East

Buoy mooring east of the Lion de Mer rock off Saint-Raphaël on the Esterel coast, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where the buoys serve diving clubs and anchoring is not allowed.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

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.

Boulouris

Small port of 42 berths at Boulouris, a seaside neighbourhood of Saint-Raphaël on the Estérel coast.

Calanque du Petit Caneiret

Small red-rock cove on the Estérel coast between Agay and Anthéor, sand bottom, open to the south-east.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

St Barthélémy EST

Anchorage on the east side of the Saint-Barthélemy reef in the rade d'Agay, Estérel massif, Var coast, on sand and weed.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Pointe de l’Observatoire

Anchorage on the red porphyry coast of the Estérel, between Anthéor and Le Trayas in the Var, on rock and weed.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Calanque d'Aurelle

Small rocky cove on the Esterel coast between Théoule-sur-Mer and Miramar, western end of the Baie de Cannes.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Port du Riou

Small marina on the Riou estuary at Mandelieu-la-Napoule, between Cannes and the Estérel massif.

Pointe de Guerre Vieille

Buoy field off the Pointe de Guerre Vieille on the north side of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, facing the bay of Les Canoubiers.

• Sheltered W