Harbours and anchorages near Toulon

Port des Oursinières

Marina of 243 berths at Les Oursinières, a hamlet of Le Pradet on the eastern side of the Bay of Toulon, Var.

Le Resquilladou

Rocky anchorage on the coast between Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer and Les Lecques, sheltered from the northern and eastern quadrants.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

La Coudoulière

Marina of 450 berths on the western shore of Six-Fours-les-Plages, opposite the Ile des Embiez and south of the Cap Sicie massif.

Plage de la Polynésie

Anchorage off a sand beach on the western shore of the Giens peninsula, near Hyères in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Cap des Medes

Prohibited anchorage at the north-east tip of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros National Park core zone.

• Sheltered E, SE

Cap Sicié

Headland south of La Seyne-sur-Mer topped by the chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Mai at 352 metres, rocky anchorage on the lee north side only.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Ile du Petit Ribaud

Mooring buoys off the Ribaud islet, in the strait between the Giens peninsula and Porquerolles, within the Port-Cros national park perimeter.

• Sheltered N, W, E, S

Plage du Jonquet

Anchorage off a sand beach on the south flank of the Cap Sicié peninsula, between Six-Fours-les-Plages and La Seyne-sur-Mer in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Pointe des Carrières

Anchorage on the north coast of Porquerolles island, sand and posidonia bottom, sheltered from NW, N, NE and E.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Baie de Sanary

Rocky anchorage in the bay off Sanary-sur-Mer, Var coast, sheltered from northerly winds and open to the south.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Anse de Méjan

Small cove on the eastern flank of Cap Brun, east of Toulon and west of Carqueiranne, with room for two or three boats on sand and patches of algae.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Baie du Niel Ouest

Anchorage on the north shore of the Giens peninsula, near the small Port du Niel, in the Hyeres area.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Plage De Mar Vivo

Beach off La Seyne-sur-Mer on the western side of the rade de Toulon. Anchoring is prohibited in the bathing zone.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Cabanes du Gapeau

Anchorage off the mouth of the Gapeau, near Hyeres in the Var. Ten marked positions on mixed sand and rock.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Plage de l'Estagnol

Sandy anchorage in the bay of l'Estagnol, west of Cap de Brégançon, on the commune of Bormes-les-Mimosas.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Crique de Niel

Small cove on the east side of the presqu'île de Giens, just south of the fishing harbour of Port du Niel, in Provence.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Saint Mandrier

Marina of 790 berths on the southern shore of the bay of Toulon, on the Saint-Mandrier peninsula in the Var.

Mouillage de Tarente

Anchorage in the baie des Lecques on the Provençal coast, between La Madrague and Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S

La Courtade

North-facing sandy bay on Île de Porquerolles, just east of the village harbour, the longest beach on the island at roughly 2 km, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Plage de Lequin

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, about 0.8 NM north-east of the village harbour.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Mouillage de Saint-Selon

Anchorage on the southern shore of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, at the entrance to the Toulon roadstead in Provence.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Le troue du diable

Rocky cove at the foot of the Bec de l'Aigle cliffs west of La Ciotat, Provence.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Sanary-sur-Mer

Harbour of 550 berths on the Var coast, between Bandol and Toulon, sheltered behind a curved breakwater.

Plage de la Bauma

Anchorage on the east side of the Presqu'île de Giens in the Var, mixed sand and weed bottom, sheltered from NW through S.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Baie de la Gorguette

Anchorage on the Provençal coast between Bandol and Sanary-sur-Mer in the Var, off the Plage de la Gorguette.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, NW

Bandol

Major marina of 1 600 berths in the bay of Bandol, between the Ile de Bendor and the town of Sanary-sur-Mer, on the Var coast.

Baie de la Vierge

Anchorage on the north-east side of La Ciotat bay, sand bottom, shelter from W through N to NE, exposed to southerly swell.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Grand-Cale - Porquerolles

Anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, within the Parc national de Port-Cros, between Calanque de l'Oustaou de Diou and the south-eastern headland of the island.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Calanque du Port d'Alon

Rocky creek on the Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer coast, inside the Natura 2000 marine site between La Madrague and Bandol.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Saint-Louis du Mourillon

Marina of 265 berths in the Mourillon neighbourhood of Toulon, east of the naval base and the Vieille Darse, Var.