Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

387 documented anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.

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    Anse de la Couronne Vieille

    Small cove on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Carro and Port des Laurons, with a sand bottom. Anchoring is prohibited here.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
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    Anse des Roseaux

    Cove on the Saint-Mandrier peninsula in the Rade de Toulon, posidonia bottom, sheltered from NW, W and SW.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  3. Baie de Cousse363
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    Baie de Cousse

    Open anchorage on the Provence coast between Bandol and Sanary-sur-Mer, south of the Gorguette cove.

    • Sheltered NE, E
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    Calanque Blanche

    Small calanque west of Les Goudes, on the southern edge of Marseille, in the Calanques National Park.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
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    Calanque d'Aurelle

    Small rocky cove on the Esterel coast between Théoule-sur-Mer and Miramar, western end of the Baie de Cannes.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
  6. Calanque de la Mounine366
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    Calanque de la Mounine

    Small calanque on the Marseilleveyre massif east of the Goudes, inside the Parc national des Calanques on the Marseille coast.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
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    Calanque du Petit Caneiret

    Small red-rock cove on the Estérel coast between Agay and Anthéor, sand bottom, open to the south-east.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  8. Écueil du Nidan368
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    Écueil du Nidan

    Anchorage off the rocky shelf known as the Nidan, on the south shore of the Giens peninsula in the Var.

    • Sheltered N, NW
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    Etang d'Icard

    Open roadstead off the Camargue coast, west of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, sand bottom on the foreshore of the Etang d'Icard lagoon system.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
  10. Grotte aux Chauves-souris370
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    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
  11. Le Jai371
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    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
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    Le littoral

    Open anchorage along the coast of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, between La Ciotat and Bandol, off the Var shore.

    • Sheltered SE
  13. Le petit Gerard373
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    Le petit Gerard

    Rocky anchorage on the west side of the Embiez archipelago, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
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    Les Oursinières

    Sand-bottom anchorage on the south side of the Presqu'île de Giens in the bay of Le Pradet, Var.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
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    Mouillage de l'étang de Berre

    Anchorage in the étang de Berre, Provence, mud bottom, sheltered from E, SW, S and SE winds.

    • Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
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    Marquise

    Sand anchorage off l'Ayguade d'Hyeres in the Var, east of the Giens peninsula on the Provencal coast.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
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    Martigues

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

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
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    Menton

    Anchorage off the town of Menton on the Côte d'Azur, Alpes-Maritimes, close to the Italian border, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  19. Nautic Club Miramas379
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    Nautic Club Miramas

    Anchorage off the Nautic Club de Miramas on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, south of Saint-Chamas.

    • Sheltered NE, E
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    Plage de Bonporteau

    Anchorage south-west of Cavalaire-sur-Mer in the baie de Cavalaire, mixed sand and rock bottom.

    • Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW
  21. Plage du Bouvet Cove381
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    Plage du Bouvet Cove

    Daytime anchorage on the south coast of Giens peninsula, east of Port du Niel, facing the Îles d'Hyères.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
  22. Plage Napoléon382
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    Plage Napoléon

    Sand anchorage off the long Plage Napoléon at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, on the eastern side of the Rhône delta in the Camargue.

    • Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE
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    pointe de gueretion

    Anchorage on the north coast of Île du Levant, Var, facing the Parc national de Port-Cros to the west.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
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    Pointe de Guerre Vieille

    Buoy field off the Pointe de Guerre Vieille on the north side of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, facing the bay of Les Canoubiers.

    • Sheltered W
  25. Pointe de l’Observatoire385
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    Pointe de l’Observatoire

    Anchorage on the red porphyry coast of the Estérel, between Anthéor and Le Trayas in the Var, on rock and weed.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
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    Mouillage de la Salis

    Anchorage off Plage de la Salis, east of the Cap d'Antibes peninsula, on the French Riviera.

    • Sheltered W
  27. St Barthélémy EST387
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    St Barthélémy EST

    Anchorage on the east side of the Saint-Barthélemy reef in the rade d'Agay, Estérel massif, Var coast, on sand and weed.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E