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. Pointe des Chevaliers241
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    Pointe des Chevaliers

    3.4

    Anchorage on the western side of the presqu'île de Giens, Var, facing the rade d'Hyères.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
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    Ile Sainte-Marguerite East

    3.4

    Anchorage on the east side of Île Sainte-Marguerite in the Lérins archipelago off Cannes, sand and posidonia bottom, sheltered from N, open to S and SE.

    • Sheltered N, SW, S, SE
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    Plage de Pampelonne

    3.4

    Open anchorage off a 4.5 km sandy beach on the south-east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Cap du Pinet and Cap Camarat.

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
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    La Coudoulière

    3.4

    Anchorage off the sandy cove of La Coudoulière, on the west side of Six-Fours-les-Plages, Var. Sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  5. Plage de L'Estaque245
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    Plage de L'Estaque

    3.3

    Open anchorage off L'Estaque beach in the northern suburbs of Marseille, on the Côte Bleue side of the Rade.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
  6. Saint-Tropez246
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    Saint-Tropez

    3.3

    Anchorage in the Golfe de Saint-Tropez, north of the old town and the Port du Pilon in the Var.

    • Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
  7. Calanque des Anglais247
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    Calanque des Anglais

    3.3

    Anchorage on the Esterel Corniche d'Or, just east of the Rade d'Agay, facing the red porphyry cliffs of the Cap du Dramont.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
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    Plage de la Romaniquette

    3.3

    Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, between Saint-Chamas and Istres, Provence.

    • Sheltered N, W, NW
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    Anse du Camp Long

    3.3

    Small cove on the Estérel coast between Agay and Anthéor, Var. Anchorage on sand and rock, in red porphyry surroundings.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  10. Baie du Grand Soufre250
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    Baie du Grand Soufre

    3.3

    Anchorage on the west side of Pomègues, archipel du Frioul, off Marseille.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE
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    Calanque de Fontagne

    3.3

    Sand anchorage on the Marseille coast east of the Port des Goudes, within the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  12. Plage De La Darse252
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    Plage De La Darse

    3.3

    Buoy field of 21 moorings off Plage de la Darse in Villefranche-sur-Mer, in the western arm of the Rade de Villefranche, on the Côte d'Azur.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  13. Plage de Malpasset253
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    Plage de Malpasset

    3.3

    Anchorage off a small beach on the south coast of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, west of Toulon bay.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  14. Baie des Nations254
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    Baie des Nations

    3.3

    Anchorage on the north shore of the Baie de La Ciotat, off Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer in Provence.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
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    Plage Est

    3.3

    Open roadstead off the east beach of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, in the Camargue, with a sand bottom.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  16. Rade de la Badine - Hyères256
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    Rade de la Badine - Hyères

    3.3

    Anchorage on the northern side of the Giens tombolo, east of Hyères, with sand and patches of posidonia seagrass on the bottom.

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
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    Sainte-Maxime

    3.3

    Anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez off the Sainte-Maxime seafront, sand bottom, open to the south.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
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    Plage de Suveret

    3.3

    Small cove at Théoule-sur-Mer on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel, between Cannes and La Napoule.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
  19. Pointe de Crau de Nao/ Beach Cap259
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    Pointe de Crau de Nao/ Beach Cap

    3.2

    Rocky point and small beach on the western shore of Cap Ferrat, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and the village of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
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    Saint-Mitre

    3.2

    Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, west of Istres.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  21. Calanque du Brégançonnet261
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    Calanque du Brégançonnet

    3.2

    Anchorage on the south side of Porquerolles, 1.1 NM SW of the village, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  22. La Mitre262
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    La Mitre

    3.2

    Sand anchorage off the Mourillon shoreline on the east side of the Toulon roadstead, 0.2 nm south of Saint-Louis du Mourillon and 0.7 nm from the Darse Nord.

    • Sheltered N, W, NW
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    Plage du Veillat

    3.2

    Sand anchorage off the main town beach of Saint-Raphaël, Var, between the old port and the Santa Lucia marina.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
  24. Anse de l'Arène264
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    Anse de l'Arène

    3.2

    Anchorage off Cassis, 0.8 NM south-east of the harbour and 1.3 NM east of Port-Miou, inside the Calanques National Park.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  25. La Bouillabaisse265
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    La Bouillabaisse

    3.2

    Anchorage in the Baie de Saint-Tropez off Plage de la Bouillabaisse, at the western entrance to the town, in the Var.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
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    Anse Saint-Gervais

    3.2

    Anchorage in the Golfe de Fos, on the western edge of Fos-sur-Mer, inside the commercial port zone.

    • Sheltered N, NE
  27. Calanque de Callelongue267
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    Calanque de Callelongue

    3.2

    Calanque at the southern tip of Marseille, at the entrance of the Parc national des Calanques, on a rock bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
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    Bunkers allemands

    3.2

    Rock-bottom anchorage on the Esterel coast between Agay and Le Dramont, off the wartime concrete bunkers that give the spot its name, in the Var.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
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    Anse de l'Argent Faux

    3.2

    Small cove on the south-western side of the Cap d'Antibes, between Port du Croûton and Port Gallice in the Alpes-Maritimes.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  30. Plage des Arènes270
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    Plage des Arènes

    3.2

    Open sand anchorage off the Camargue shore, just east of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, at the mouth of the Petit Rhône delta.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W