Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

Rade de Ceyreste/ Grande Plage

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

Embouchure du Rhône

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

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Archipel des Embiez

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

Pointe des Chevaliers

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

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Ile Sainte-Marguerite East

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

Plage de Pampelonne

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

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Marina of 150 berths on the Mediterranean coast of the Camargue, in the Bouches-du-Rhône.

La Coudoulière

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

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Port Navy Service

Large dry-storage boatyard and wintering port on the Canal Saint-Louis at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Bouches-du-Rhône, near the mouth of the Rhône into the Mediterranean.

Plage de L'Estaque

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

Saint-Tropez

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

Port Du Cros de Cagnes

Small harbour of 60 berths on the Baie des Anges at Cagnes-sur-Mer, between Nice and Antibes.

Calanque des Anglais

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

Plage de la Romaniquette

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

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Anse du Camp Long

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

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Baie du Grand Soufre

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

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Calanque de Fontagne

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

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Plage De La Darse

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

Plage de Malpasset

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

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Baie des Nations

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

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Plage Est

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

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Rade de la Badine - Hyères

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

Sainte-Maxime

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

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Plage de Suveret

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

Port-Miou

A 457-berth marina set inside the Port-Miou calanque, 0.9 NM SW of Cassis, within the Calanques National Park.

Corbières Port

A 320-berth harbour set below the Corbières cliffs, between L'Estaque and the Côte Bleue, north of Marseille.

Pointe de Crau de Nao/ Beach Cap

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

Saint-Mitre

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

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Calanque du Brégançonnet

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

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Saint-Aygulf

Marina of 232 berths between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime on the Côte d'Azur, at the mouth of the Garonne coastal stream in the Var.