Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

Digue Saint-Louis

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

île Maire

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

La Spiaggia

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

Plage de la Moune

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

Port Miou

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

Roche de la Cheminée

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

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, W, NW

Anse de la Péguière

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

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Le Lazaret

Marina of 780 berths in the Baie du Lazaret, on the northern shore of the rade de Toulon, in the commune of La Seyne-sur-Mer.

Plage d'Aiguebelle

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

Saint-Elme

Small marina of 183 berths on the southern shore of the baie du Lazaret, at the foot of the Saint-Elme fort, commune of La Seyne-sur-Mer.

Cassis

Port of 400 berths in the bay of Cassis, between Cap Canaille and the calanque of Port-Miou, within the Calanques National Park.

Point Maubousquet

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

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Rade d'Agay Nord

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

Anse de la Scaletta

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

Port Saint Pierre - Hyères

Marina of 1432 berths at Hyères, rade d'Hyères, Var. Main harbour of the commune.

Calanque de l'Erevine

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

• Sheltered NW, N

Beauduc

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

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Calanque du Cap Nègre

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

Pointe des Salis

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

• Sheltered N, NE

Pointe Notre Dame

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

Madrague Montredon

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

Bonne Terrasse

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

La Ciotat - Port vieux

Historic harbour of 700 berths in the heart of La Ciotat, at the foot of the former shipyards now converted into a superyacht refit centre.

Pointe Bacon

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

• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Port Miramar

Marina of 1160 berths at La Londe-les-Maures, between Hyères and Le Lavandou on the Var coast.

Plage Pointe des Douaniers

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

• Sheltered NW, N

Port Canto - Cannes

Marina of 553 berths on the eastern side of the Cannes bay, between the Palm Beach and Pointe Croisette in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

L'Estaque

A 600-berth harbour on the northern shore of Marseille bay, in the L'Estaque district at the foot of the Nerthe range.

Port du Poussaï

Small marina of 90 berths at Agay, on the Estérel coast east of Saint-Raphaël, Var.

Port Méditerranée

Marina of 58 berths at Six-Fours-les-Plages on the Var coast, between Sanary-sur-Mer and La Seyne.