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.

Top rated

387 places

  1. 211
    AnchorageFrance

    Pointe du Bau Rouge

    3.6

    Anchorage off the red cliffs of Carqueiranne, between Toulon and Hyères on the Var coast.

    • Sheltered N
  2. 212
    AnchorageFrance

    Anse de l'Espalmador

    3.6

    Small cove on the south side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  3. 213
    AnchorageFrance

    Calanque Saint Jean de Dieu ou de l'Oeil de Verre

    3.6

    Small anchorage in the Calanque Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, also called Calanque de l'Œil de Verre, between Morgiou and Sormiou on the Marseille coast.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  4. 214
    AnchorageFrance

    Golfe de Beauduc

    3.6

    Wide sandy bay on the south-western flank of the Camargue, between the Rhône delta and the Grau de la Dent.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  5. Ile de Jarron215
    AnchorageFrance

    Ile de Jarron

    3.6

    Anchorage by Île Jarron in the Riou archipelago south of Marseille, within the Calanques national park.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  6. Port de l'Éoube216
    AnchorageFrance

    Port de l'Éoube

    3.6

    Small cove on the east side of Île Ratonneau in the Frioul archipelago, off Marseille.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  7. 217
    AnchorageFrance

    Calanque de Saména

    3.5

    Small rocky calanque on the south coast of Marseille, between La Madrague de Montredon and Les Goudes, at the gateway to the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Sheltered E, SE
  8. Digue Saint-Louis218
    AnchorageFrance

    Digue Saint-Louis

    3.5

    Anchorage in the Golfe de Fos, along the Saint-Louis breakwater that protects the industrial harbour west of the Rhône delta.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  9. île Maire219
    AnchorageFrance

    île Maire

    3.5

    Rocky islet off the Marseille coast at the western edge of the Calanques national park, separated from Cap Croisette by the Tiboulen channel.

    • Sheltered E, SE, S, SW
  10. La Spiaggia220
    AnchorageFrance

    La Spiaggia

    3.5

    Anchorage off Le Brusc in the lagoon approach to the Embiez archipelago, west of Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
  11. 221
    AnchorageFrance

    Plage de la Moune

    3.5

    Anchorage in the gulf of Saint-Tropez off the Moune beach, between the Marines de Cogolin to the west and the entrance of Port-Grimaud to the north.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  12. 222
    AnchorageFrance

    Port Miou

    3.5

    Buoy field in the Calanque de Port-Miou, the first calanque west of Cassis, inside the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
  13. 223
    AnchorageFrance

    Roche de la Cheminée

    3.5

    Anchorage off the Frioul archipelago west of Marseille, between Pomègues and Ratonneau.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, W, NW
  14. 224
    AnchorageFrance

    Anse de la Péguière

    3.5

    Small cove on the Estérel coast between Boulouris and Saint-Raphaël, Var.

    • Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
  15. 225
    AnchorageFrance

    Plage d'Aiguebelle

    3.5

    Sand anchorage off the coast of Le Lavandou in the Var, sheltered from the north sector, facing south toward the Îles d'Hyères.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
  16. 226
    AnchorageFrance

    Point Maubousquet

    3.5

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

    • Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
  17. Rade d'Agay Nord227
    AnchorageFrance

    Rade d'Agay Nord

    3.5

    Anchorage in the northern part of the Rade d'Agay on the Esterel coast, sand and weed bottom, sheltered from NW through N and E. Managed buoy field, anchoring only outside the 300 metre markers.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
  18. 228
    AnchorageFrance

    Anse de la Scaletta

    3.5

    Small cove on the east side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, between Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer, on the Côte d'Azur.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
  19. Calanque de l'Erevine229
    AnchorageFrance

    Calanque de l'Erevine

    3.5

    Narrow limestone calanque on the Côte Bleue between Niolon and Méjean, west of Marseille, inside the Côte Bleue marine park.

    • Sheltered NW, N
  20. Beauduc230
    AnchorageFrance

    Beauduc

    3.5

    Open anchorage off the Beauduc beach on the south shore of the Camargue, in the Rhône delta.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
  21. Calanque du Cap Nègre231
    AnchorageFrance

    Calanque du Cap Nègre

    3.5

    Regulated buoy field of around 40 to 70 moorings in the calanque below Cap Nègre, on the coast of Le Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire, where anchoring is restricted once the buoys are laid.

    • Free
    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  22. Pointe des Salis232
    AnchorageFrance

    Pointe des Salis

    3.5

    Rocky anchorage off the northwest tip of the Giens peninsula in the Var, between Hyères and the Presqu'île de Giens.

    • Sheltered N, NE
  23. 233
    AnchorageFrance

    Pointe Notre Dame

    3.5

    Day anchorage on the Esterel coast south-west of Cannes, sand bottom below the red porphyry cliffs of the Corniche d'Or.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  24. Madrague Montredon234
    AnchorageFrance

    Madrague Montredon

    3.4

    Anchorage off the south-eastern tip of Marseille, just east of Port de la Madrague de Montredon, within the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
  25. 235
    AnchorageFrance

    Bonne Terrasse

    3.4

    Sheltered bay on the east coast of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Cap Camarat and Cap Taillat, in the Var.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
  26. Pointe Bacon236
    AnchorageFrance

    Pointe Bacon

    3.4

    Anchorage off the eastern side of the Cap d'Antibes, near Port Vauban, sand bottom, open to the east.

    • Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
  27. Plage Pointe des Douaniers237
    AnchorageFrance

    Plage Pointe des Douaniers

    3.4

    Anchorage below the Pointe des Douaniers at Cap d'Ail, on the Cote d'Azur between Monaco and Eze.

    • Sheltered NW, N
  28. 238
    AnchorageFrance

    Rade de Ceyreste/ Grande Plage

    3.4

    Anchorage off the Grande Plage of La Ciotat, in the bay shared by Ceyreste and La Ciotat on the eastern Bouches-du-Rhône coast, between the Bec de l'Aigle and the port entrance.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  29. 239
    AnchorageFrance

    Embouchure du Rhône

    3.4

    Anchorage off the mouth of the Grand Rhone, at the entrance to the Golfe de Fos, in the Camargue.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
  30. Archipel des Embiez240
    AnchorageFrance

    Archipel des Embiez

    3.4

    Small archipelago off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var, owned by the Paul Ricard foundation, with anchorages on the western and southern shores of the main island.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE