Frioul and Riou: the islands of Marseille

14 places · Marseille and the Calanques

Two miles off the Vieux-Port, the Frioul archipelago: the harbour between Pomègues and Ratonneau, the inlets of Morgiret and Grand Soufre, the Château d'If on the way. To the south, Riou, Jarre, Plane and Maïre form a string of deserted islands inside the national park, with Monasterio and Fontagne as fair-weather anchorages. The mistral gives no notice: Frioul holds, Riou does not.

1. Rc1959
   1Harbour· Marseille, FR·3.7

   Île du Frioul

   Marina of 800 berths on the Frioul archipelago, built in the strait between Pomègues and Ratonneau, 2.5 nautical miles off Marseille.

   • Up to 17 m

   43.2777, 5.3089See on the chart →
2. Unukorno
   2Anchorage· FR·4.2

   Havre de Morgiret

   Anchorage between Pomègues and Ratonneau in the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, sand bottom.

   43.2824, 5.3029See on the chart →
3. Jeanne Menjoulet from Paris, France
   3Anchorage· FR·3.6

   Baie du Grand Soufre

   Anchorage on the west side of Pomègues, archipel du Frioul, off Marseille.

   43.2783, 5.3013See on the chart →
4. Veronika Polyakova
   4Anchorage· FR·3.9

   Port de Pomègues

   Anchorage on the east side of Pomègues island in the Frioul archipelago, mixed sand, rock and posidonia.

   43.2709, 5.3033See on the chart →
5. Jeanne Menjoulet from Paris, France
   5Anchorage· FR·3.9

   Calanque de Ratonneau

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

   43.2846, 5.3217See on the chart →
6. Marian78ro
   6Anchorage· FR·1.0

   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.

   43.2804, 5.3270See on the chart →
7. Robert.coquereaux
   7Anchorage· FR·4.2

   Calanque de Monasterio

   Small calanque on the Marseilleveyre coast east of the Goudes, inside the Calanques national park, sand and posidonia bottom.

   43.1794, 5.3854See on the chart →
8. Robert.coquereaux
   8Anchorage· FR·5.0

   Calanque des Contrebandiers

   Rock-bottomed calanque within the Calanques National Park south of Marseille, between Port des Goudes and Port de Morgiou.

   43.1740, 5.3852See on the chart →
9. Robert.coquereaux
   9Anchorage· FR·5.0

   Calanque de la Culate

   Narrow rocky inlet on the Marseille coast between Les Goudes and Morgiou, inside the Calanques National Park.

   43.1759, 5.3812See on the chart →
10. Robert.coquereaux
    10Anchorage· FR·4.5

    Calanque de Fontagne

    Small south-facing inlet on the Marseilleveyre massif east of Les Goudes, inside the Parc national des Calanques.

    43.1790, 5.3747See on the chart →
11. Rémih
    11Anchorage· FR·3.9

    Île de Jarre

    Uninhabited island south-east of Marseille, inside the Calanques national park, with a sand anchorage on its northern side protected from southerly winds.

    43.2000, 5.3608See on the chart →
12. 12Anchorage· FR·4.2

    Calanque de Pouars

    Narrow calanque on the southern coast of the Marseilleveyre massif, inside the Parc national des Calanques between Les Goudes and Morgiou.

    43.1886, 5.3855See on the chart →
13. Dirk De Backer
    13Anchorage· FR·2.0

    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.

    43.2102, 5.3316See on the chart →
14. Christian Brunow
    14Harbour· Marseille, FR·5.0

    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.

    43.2940, 5.3724See on the chart →

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