Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

Fréjus

Marina on the Esterel coast in the Var, built in the 1980s on the site of the Roman naval harbour, 843 berths.

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.

Miramar

Anchorage off the village of Miramar on the Corniche de l'Estérel, between Théoule-sur-Mer and Saint-Raphaël, facing the red porphyry cliffs.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Pointe De L'esquillon

Anchorage below the red porphyry headland of the Esterel massif, on the Corniche d'Or between Théoule-sur-Mer and Miramar.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Pointe de Julien

Sand-bottom anchorage off the Île du Levant in the Hyères archipelago, Provence, sheltered from NW, N, NE and E.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Pointe du Dragon Est

Rocky anchorage off the eastern tip of Île Sainte-Marguerite, in the Lérins islands south of Cannes.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

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

Marina Parc

Private residential marina in the centre of Mandelieu-la-Napoule, western Côte d'Azur.

Îlot de la Gabinière sud

Buoy field on the south side of La Gabinière, the small islet off the southern tip of Port-Cros, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

• Free
• Sheltered N

Calanque de la Culate

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

• Sheltered N, NE, E

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.

Calanque de Podestat

Small rocky calanque on the southern coast of Marseille inside the Parc national des Calanques, between Les Goudes and Callelongue.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Mouillage Port De Ville De Istres

Anchorage off Istres on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, Provence, mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Port de la Vesse - Niolon

Small calanque cut into the Côte Bleue cliffs between Niolon and Corbière, west of Marseille, with a tiny fishing hamlet at the head.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Théoule-sur-Mer

Marina of 176 berths on the Corniche de l'Esterel, 8 NM southwest of Cannes, at the foot of the red porphyry cliffs.

Pointe du Diable

Anchorage under the Pointe du Diable on the east side of the Cap Bénat, between Le Lavandou and Bormes-les-Mimosas in the Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Calanque de Flancadou

Small calanque on the west side of Île de Pomègues, archipel du Frioul, off Marseille.

• Sheltered E, SE, S

Port du Béal

Marina of 320 berths at the mouth of the Siagne river in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, west of Cannes.

Plage du Grand Jardin

Anchorage off Plage du Grand Jardin on the western shore of the Cap Bénat peninsula, Bormes-les-Mimosas, with sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Pointe Débié

Anchorage on the south-west side of Île Pomègues, Îles du Frioul, off Marseille, on sand and rock.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Menton - Garavan

Marina of 750 berths in the Garavan bay, east of Menton old town, within sight of the Italian border at Ventimiglia.

Port Gardian

Marina of 364 berths at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, on the Mediterranean coast of the Camargue delta, in the Rhône estuary area.

Menton Vieux-Port

Marina of 590 berths on the Franco-Italian border, at the eastern end of the French Riviera.

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

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.

Calanque des Contrebandiers

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

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Vieux Port de Saint Raphael

Town marina of 280 berths on the Esterel coast of the French Riviera, between Cannes and Saint-Tropez.

Les Gobis

Anchorage on the north-west coast of Île du Levant, Hyères archipelago, on sand and rock.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Pointe de la Chappe

Anchorage under the eastern slope of the Cap Lardier massif, Var, between Cavalaire and the Baie de Briande. Sand and seagrass bottom, shelter from N winds only.

• Sheltered N

Marseille - CNTL

Cercle Nautique et Touristique du Lacydon, 750 berths on the south side of Marseille Vieux-Port, next to the Pharo.