Mouillage

Porquerolles

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Shelter: NE, E, SE, S, SW, W
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Forbidden

Buoy field of 31 moorings in the bay of Porquerolles village, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

Water
Mooring buoys
Visitor buoys
Pontoon
Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the Petite Passe between Porquerolles and the Giens peninsula. The bay lies on the north coast, open from NE through SW. Anchoring on posidonia is banned across the whole Parc national, mooring on the buoys is compulsory. No booking in summer, boats take a buoy on arrival and a harbour dinghy shows them to it and helps them make fast, off-season places can be reserved. The buoys hold on sand and give very good shelter in a strong westerly or mistral, though a westerly sends in some swell and ferry wash. VHF 9.

Practical

31 buoys on sand and mud managed by the Parc national de Port-Cros. Reckon a high rate, around 48 to 77 euros for a boat of about 12 metres depending on season, with the sanitary block included. Water is on the village quay and at the pontoon only at set hours, roughly 8 to 10 in the morning and 6 to 8 in the evening, at low pressure, and deck washing is banned. Fuel is at the harbour by card around the clock. Showers, toilets, a supermarket, chandlery and camping gas in the village 0.1 nm NE.

Ashore

Porquerolles village square at 300 m from the quay, market, bakery, two grocery shops. Plage Notre-Dame at 2 km on foot or by bike, sand beach rated among the top ranked in Europe by the European Best Destinations survey in 2015. Fort Sainte-Agathe, 16th century tower overlooking the village, houses the park museum.

History

The island was bought in 1912 by François-Joseph Fournier, a Belgian engineer who made his fortune in Mexican gold mines, as a wedding present for his wife. The state acquired 80 percent of the island in 1971, creating the Parc national de Port-Cros.

Story

The Domaine de la Courtade and Domaine Perzinsky produce Côtes de Provence AOC wine from vineyards planted on sandy soils right across the island.

Key facts

Type: Anchorage
Coordinates: 43.00160, 6.19850 (43°0.10'N 6°11.91'E)
Country: France
Shelter: Sheltered from north-east, east, south-east, south, south-west, west winds
Seabed: sand
Anchoring: Forbidden
Maximum length: 39 ft
Fees: Paid
VHF channel: 9
Phone: +33498046310
Services: Water, Mooring buoys, Visitor buoys, Pontoon, Beach
Boaters' rating: 3.1/5
Updated: October 15, 2026