Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

Carras

Small marina at the mouth of the Magnan stream on the Promenade des Anglais, western Nice, Alpes-Maritimes.

Petit-Rouveau

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

Plage de la Badine

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

• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Port de La Capte - Hyères

Small marina of 198 berths on the east side of the Giens tombolo, commune of Hyères, Var.

Cap Léoube

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

La Bergerie

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

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Théoule-Sur-Mer

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

Île des Vieilles

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

• Sheltered N, NE, E

îlot Deux-Frères

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

• Sheltered NE, SE

Pointe de l'Ermitage

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

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Carry le Rouet

Marina of 570 berths on the Côte Bleue, 25 km west of Marseille, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Toulon Darse Nord

Marina of 372 berths along the northern quay of the port of Toulon, directly in front of the old town and the Carré du Port.

Plage de Grimaud

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

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Pointe de la Ris

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

Baie du Rabat

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

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Île de Bagaud

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

Anse des Sablettes

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

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Belvédère

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

La Tour Fondue

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

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Plage de l'homme mort

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

• Sheltered NW, N

Pointe de Galant

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

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Rade de Villefranche

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

Pointe du Bau Rouge

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

• Sheltered N

Port Napoleon

Boatyard and marina at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, at the mouth of the Rhône on the Golfe de Fos, 215 berths, Bouches-du-Rhône.

Anse de l'Espalmador

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

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

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

Golfe de Beauduc

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

Ile de Jarron

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

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Port de l'Éoube

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

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Calanque de Saména

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