Best anchorages and harbours in Marseille and the Calanques

CNM - Club Nautique Martigues

Sailing club and small craft harbour on the Canal de Caronte in Martigues, linking the Étang de Berre to the Golfe de Fos.

Grotte aux Chauves-souris

Rock anchorage in the Calanque d'Ensues-la-Redonne, on the Cote Bleue west of Marseille, within the Parc Marin de la Cote Bleue.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Le Jai

Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off the Le Jaï spit between Marignane and Châteauneuf-les-Martigues.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Le rouet

Small harbour on the Côte Bleue at the east end of Carry-le-Rouet, between Marseille and Martigues.

Martigues

Anchorage in the étang de Berre basin off Martigues, at the north end of the Canal de Caronte.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Nautic Club Médéen

Club port of 78 berths at La Mède, Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, on the northern shore of the étang de Berre in Provence.

Port de Jonquières

Town quay in the Jonquières district of Martigues, on the canal Saint-Sébastien linking the Étang de Berre to the Canal de Caronte.

Port de la Madrague

Small harbour in the Madrague-de-Montredon cove, south of Marseille, at the gateway to the Calanques National Park.

Port des Laurons

Small fishing and leisure harbour at Martigues on the Côte Bleue, between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins in Bouches-du-Rhône.

Port Terra

Marina of around 250 berths in Martigues, on the south bank of the Canal de Caronte linking the Étang de Berre to the Golfe de Fos.

Société Nautique de Port-de-Bouc

Yacht club basin on the north shore of the Golfe de Fos, at the southern entrance of the Canal de Caronte linking the sea to the Étang de Berre.

Société Nautique les Figuières

Small club harbour of 50 berths on the Côte Bleue between Marseille and Martigues, tucked into a narrow inlet west of Ensuès-la-Redonne.

Yachting Club Pointe Rouge

Yacht club located inside the Pointe Rouge harbour, on the southern coast of Marseille.