Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

La Galiote

Sand anchorage off Saint-Aygulf, on the Var coast between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Le Torpilleur

Rocky anchorage in the Calanque de Sormiou sector, east of the Pointe de Morgiou, inside the Parc National des Calanques near Marseille.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Anse de Balaguier

Cove on the north shore of the rade de Toulon, off La Seyne-sur-Mer. Anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia meadow.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plage d’Arène Cros

Sand beach anchorage in the Baie des Lecques, on the western edge of the Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer shoreline, sheltered from the mistral by Cap Sicié to the east.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Plage de l'Argentière

Anchorage off Plage de l'Argentière on the southern coast of La Londe-les-Maures, Var. Sand and algae bottom inside a ZMEL where anchoring is regulated.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Le Lion de Mer

Mooring buoys off the Lion de Mer rock, a 35 m porphyry islet west of Saint-Raphaël, Var.

• Sheltered SE

La Ciotat

Prohibited anchoring zone off La Ciotat on the Provence coast, between Marseille and Bandol. Sand bottom, sheltered from N, NW, W and SW.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Le Canadel

Buoy field of around 70 moorings off the beach of Le Canadel-sur-Mer, between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire, Var coast.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

L'isoletta

Small anchorage off Cap Ferrat on the French Riviera, between Beaulieu-sur-Mer and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Plage des Cigales

Sand anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Bassin des Tellines

Restricted basin at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône at the mouth of the Grand Rhône, anchoring prohibited.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Casemate of Èze

Anchorage off the Èze-sur-Mer shoreline, Alpes-Maritimes, below the village of Èze perched at 427 m. Sand and posidonia bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Calanque des Salins

Prohibited anchorage zone on the east coast of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros National Park maritime perimeter.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Anse de la Grande Mer

Anchoring prohibited cove just south of Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône, inside the Calanques National Park.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Park Heaven

Anchorage on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Saint-Gilles, Gard, Occitanie.

Brégançon

Anchorage off the Fort de Brégançon on the Bormes-les-Mimosas coast, Var, with sand, rock and posidonia on the bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Baie du Lazaret

Mud-bottomed bay inside the rade of Toulon, between La Seyne-sur-Mer and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

La Digue EST

Open roadstead off the eastern sea wall of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, in the Camargue, Gulf of Lion.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Le Lion de Mer East

Buoy mooring east of the Lion de Mer rock off Saint-Raphaël on the Esterel coast, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where the buoys serve diving clubs and anchoring is not allowed.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

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.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Plage des Salins

Anchorage off the Salins beach on the Hyères coast in Provence, sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Arnette

Rocky-bottom anchorage on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Carro and Port des Laurons.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Île Jarre Est

Anchorage on the eastern side of Île Jarre, an uninhabited limestone island in the Calanques National Park south of Marseille.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

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.

• Sheltered S

Marylene

Anchorage off the coast between Cavalaire-sur-Mer and Saint-Tropez, in the Var department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Corniche Du Liouquet

Rocky anchorage along the Liouquet coast between La Ciotat and Les Lecques, eastern Var.

• Sheltered N, NE

Fourmigue

Rocky mooring off Cap Bénat, east of the Hyères roadstead, on the Var coast of Provence.

Plage du Cavaou

Anchorage off Plage du Cavaou at the mouth of the Golfe de Fos, sand and mud bottom, sheltered from winds from NW to SW.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Anse du Levant

Anchorage off the Mourillon beaches at Toulon, facing the Petite Rade and the naval base.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S

Plage de la Pointe du Pellegrin

Rocky anchorage on the Var coast, about 1.3 NM east of Port Maravenne and Port Miramar, between Toulon and Hyeres.

• Sheltered N, NE, E