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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  1. Cap Camarat181
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    Cap Camarat

    3.8

    Open roadstead under the Cap Camarat lighthouse on the Ramatuelle peninsula, about 4 nm southeast of Saint-Tropez.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S
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    Mouillage de Carteau

    3.8

    Anchorage in the Anse de Carteau on the Golfe de Fos, east of the Rhône delta in Provence.

    • Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
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    Calanque de l'Indienne

    3.7

    Small anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, within the Parc national de Port-Cros, the oldest marine national park in Europe, established in 1963.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
  4. Plage de Briande184
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    Plage de Briande

    3.7

    Open anchorage off a sand beach on the south flank of the Cap Lardier, between Cavalaire and La Croix-Valmer, Var.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  5. Calanque des deux frères185
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    Calanque des deux frères

    3.7

    Small calanque of the Esterel coast between Théoule-sur-Mer and Miramar, named after the two rocky islets off its entrance.

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
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    Les Pharillons

    3.7

    Rock-bottom anchorage off the Pharillons islets south of Marseille, within the Parc national des Calanques. Sheltered from N and NE.

    • Sheltered N, NE
  7. Îles du Frioul187
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    Îles du Frioul

    3.7

    Anchorages among the four limestone islands of the Frioul archipelago, 2.7 NM west of Marseille, within the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW
  8. Anse du Verdon188
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    Anse du Verdon

    3.7

    Cove on the Côte Bleue just east of Cap Couronne, near Carro, western Bouches-du-Rhône.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  9. Baie de la Figueirette189
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    Baie de la Figueirette

    3.7

    Anchorage on the Esterel coast of Théoule-sur-Mer, between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël, at the foot of the red porphyry cliffs.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  10. Pic des Gabians190
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    Pic des Gabians

    3.7

    Rocky anchorage at the foot of the Pic des Gabians cliff near Les Goudes, south of Marseille, inside the Parc national des Calanques. Sheltered from N, NE and NW.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  11. Calanque Saint-Pierre191
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    Calanque Saint-Pierre

    3.7

    Small bight off Île Verte, immediately east of La Ciotat harbour, a day stop where anchoring over the posidonia is now signposted as prohibited.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  12. Carnoles192
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    Carnoles

    3.7

    Open anchorage off the plage de Carnolès, between Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Menton, eastern Alpes-Maritimes.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
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    Petit-Rouveau

    3.7

    Anchorage between the islets of Petit Rouveau and Grand Rouveau in the Embiez archipelago, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

    • Sheltered S, SW
  14. Plage de la Badine194
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    Plage de la Badine

    3.7

    Anchorage off the eastern shore of the Giens peninsula, south of Hyères, facing the Îles d'Hyères.

    • Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
  15. Cap Léoube195
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    Cap Léoube

    3.7

    Sand-bottom anchorage off Cap Léoube, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and La Londe-les-Maures, within the Natura 2000 perimeter of the Îles d'Hyères coast.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
  16. La Bergerie196
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    La Bergerie

    3.7

    Sand anchorage off the east coast of the Giens peninsula, Hyères, facing the Porquerolles channel.

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
  17. Théoule-Sur-Mer197
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    Théoule-Sur-Mer

    3.7

    Anchorage off the village of Théoule-sur-Mer on the eastern edge of the Esterel massif, facing the Bay of Cannes and the Lérins islands.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
  18. Île des Vieilles198
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    Île des Vieilles

    3.6

    Anchorage off the Île des Vieilles on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel, near Agay in the Var.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
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    îlot Deux-Frères

    3.6

    Twin rocky pinnacles off the Cap Sicié massif, south-west of La Seyne-sur-Mer.

    • Sheltered NE, SE
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    Pointe de l'Ermitage

    3.6

    Anchorage on the east side of the Presqu'île de Giens, Hyères, just north of Port du Niel.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW
  21. Plage de Grimaud201
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    Plage de Grimaud

    3.6

    Open anchorage off the beach of Port-Grimaud at the head of the Golfe de Saint-Tropez.

    • Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
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    Pointe de la Ris

    3.6

    Sand anchorage close to the Pointe de la Ris, just south of the marina of Bormes-les-Mimosas on the west side of the Cap Bénat.

    • Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
  23. Baie du Rabat203
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    Baie du Rabat

    3.6

    Small sand anchorage on the east side of the Giens peninsula, south of Hyères.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  24. Île de Bagaud204
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    Île de Bagaud

    3.6

    Buoy field of 31 mooring buoys off Île de Bagaud in the Port-Cros National Park, Hyères archipelago, with sand and algae bottom.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, W, E, SE
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    Anse des Sablettes

    3.6

    Long sandy bay between La Seyne-sur-Mer and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula. Anchoring is prohibited here.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
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    Belvédère

    3.6

    Sand-bottom anchorage off the Belvédère rocks, 0.2 nm north of Bormes-les-Mimosas and 0.8 nm south-west of Le Lavandou, on the Var coast of Provence.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
  27. La Tour Fondue207
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    La Tour Fondue

    3.6

    Anchorage off the Tour Fondue headland at the southern tip of the Giens peninsula, Var, opposite Porquerolles.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
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    Plage de l'homme mort

    3.6

    Anchorage off a small cove on the Esterel coast between Boulouris and Agay, commune of Saint-Raphaël, Var.

    • Sheltered NW, N
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    Pointe de Galant

    3.6

    Sand-bottom anchorage on the north side of the Baie des Lecques, near Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer in western Var.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  30. Rade de Villefranche210
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    Rade de Villefranche

    3.6

    Deep natural bay between Nice and Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera, one of the deepest harbours on the Mediterranean coast with depths reaching 95 m close to shore.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E