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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31AnchorageFranceCalanque des Anglais
4.6Small rocky inlet on the Esterel coast just east of Agay, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
32AnchorageFranceBaie du Niel Ouest
4.6Anchorage on the north shore of the Giens peninsula, near the small Port du Niel, in the Hyeres area.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
33AnchorageFranceCalanque des Cambrettes
4.6Rocky inlet on the south side of Île Pomègues in the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, inside the Calanques national park.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
34AnchorageFranceAnse Devenson
4.5Calanque between Morgiou and Sugiton in the Parc national des Calanques, west of Cassis and south of Marseille.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
35AnchorageFranceCabanes du Gapeau
4.5Anchorage off the mouth of the Gapeau, near Hyeres in the Var. Ten marked positions on mixed sand and rock.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 36AnchorageFrance
Plage De Mar Vivo
4.5Beach off La Seyne-sur-Mer on the western side of the rade de Toulon. Anchoring is prohibited in the bathing zone.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
37AnchorageFrancePlage de l'Estagnol
4.5Sandy anchorage in the bay of l'Estagnol, west of Cap de Brégançon, on the commune of Bormes-les-Mimosas.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
- 38AnchorageFrance
Pointe du Dattier
4.5Sand-bottomed anchorage on the Corniche des Maures between Cavalaire and Le Lavandou, commune of Le Rayol-Canadel, Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
39AnchorageFranceCrique de Niel
4.5Small cove on the east side of the presqu'île de Giens, just south of the fishing harbour of Port du Niel, in Provence.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
40AnchorageFranceGrande Calanque
4.5Anchorage off the Cap Bénat peninsula on the Var coast, between Le Lavandou and the Hyères islands.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
41AnchorageFrancePlage de la Galère
4.5Sand anchorage on the west side of the Cap Bénat peninsula, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou in the Var, beneath the Fort de Brégançon presidential residence where a security zone is enforced.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 42AnchorageFrance
Pointe de la Bouillabaisse
4.5Sand and seagrass anchorage in the Bay of Cavalaire off La Croix-Valmer, at the eastern end of the Plage du Débarquement, Var.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 43AnchorageFrance
Plage des Sablettes
4.5Former anchorage off the Sablettes beach at Menton, on the Franco-Italian border in the eastern Riviera, where anchoring has been prohibited since May 2026.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 44AnchorageFrance
Sèche de Cassin
4.5Offshore shoal in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Pampelonne and the Baie des Canebiers, usable as a fair-weather anchorage.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
- 45AnchorageFrance
Anse de Ranquet
4.5Shallow sandy cove on the north-east shore of the Étang de Berre, a short hop south of Istres.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
- 46AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Romaniquette
4.5Anchorage in the Étang de Berre lagoon, west of Saint-Chamas, with sand and algae seabed.
- Sheltered W
47AnchorageFranceCalanque des figuières
4.5Rock-bottomed inlet on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Carry-le-Rouet and Le Rove, next to the Société Nautique des Figuières.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
48AnchorageFranceAnse du Gau
4.5Small cove on the west side of Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the private harbour of Cap Bénat, in the Var.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
49AnchorageFranceMouillage de Tarente
4.5Anchorage in the baie des Lecques on the Provençal coast, between La Madrague and Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S
- 50AnchorageFrance
Calanque de l'Establon
4.5Small calanque on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Niolon and the port of Corbières, inside the parc marin de la Côte Bleue.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
51AnchorageFranceCap Taillat
4.5Anchorage off the sand tombolo of Cap Taillat, on the Var coast between Cavalaire and Ramatuelle. Sand bottom, sheltered from S, SW, W and NW.
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
52AnchorageFranceCalanque de Port Pin
4.4Narrow calanque between Port-Miou and En-Vau, inside the Parc national des Calanques, east of Marseille.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 53AnchorageFrance
La Courtade
4.4North-facing sandy bay on Île de Porquerolles, just east of the village harbour, the longest beach on the island at roughly 2 km, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
54AnchorageFrancePort de Méjean
4.4Small rocky calanque on the Côte Bleue between Marseille and Carry-le-Rouet, west of l'Estaque.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 55AnchorageFrance
Plage de Lequin
4.4Sand-bottom anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, about 0.8 NM north-east of the village harbour.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
56AnchorageFranceMouillage de Saint-Selon
4.4Anchorage on the southern shore of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, at the entrance to the Toulon roadstead in Provence.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
57AnchorageFrancePointe st Etienne - st Chamas
4.4Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off the Pointe Saint-Étienne between Saint-Chamas and Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
58AnchorageFranceLe troue du diable
4.4Rocky cove at the foot of the Bec de l'Aigle cliffs west of La Ciotat, Provence.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 59AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Bauma
4.4Anchorage on the east side of the Presqu'île de Giens in the Var, mixed sand and weed bottom, sheltered from NW through S.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 60AnchorageFrance
Baie de la Gorguette
4.4Anchorage on the Provençal coast between Bandol and Sanary-sur-Mer in the Var, off the Plage de la Gorguette.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, NW