Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

La Mitre

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

Saint Chamas

Marina of 280 berths on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, at the mouth of the Touloubre river.

Plage du Veillat

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

Port Inland

Inland marina of about 750 berths at Mandelieu-la-Napoule, west of Cannes, reached through a channel off the Bay of La Napoule.

Anse de l'Arène

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

La Bouillabaisse

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

La Ciotat - Nouveau Port

Marina of 640 berths at La Ciotat, east of Marseille, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Port Abris Du Rhone

Inland marina at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône on the Rhône delta, at the junction of the river with the Canal Saint-Louis and the Mediterranean.

Anse Saint-Gervais

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

• Sheltered N, NE

Calanque de Callelongue

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

Bunkers allemands

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

Port des Fourmis

Small marina of 243 berths at Beaulieu-sur-Mer, east of the main harbour of Beaulieu, reserved for shallow-draught boats.

Anse de l'Argent Faux

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

Plage des Arènes

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

Pointe de Figuerolles

Sand anchorage on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Niolon and Le Rove, on the Provence coast.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Anse de l'Estaque

Sand anchorage in the northern corner of the Rade de Marseille, off the old fishing village of L'Estaque.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, NW

Calanque du Phare

Small cove on the north coast of Île du Levant, Var, with a rocky bottom and open exposure to the east.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Île du Grand Rouveau Ouest

Rock anchorage on the western side of Île du Grand Rouveau, the outer island of the Embiez archipelago off Six-Fours-les-Plages.

• Sheltered E

Pointe de la Malalongue

Anchorage off the south-west point of Port-Cros island in the Parc national de Port-Cros, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E

Pointe du Cimetière

Anchorage off the Pointe du Cimetière on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, close to the Plage des Graniers in the Var.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W

Sausset-les-Pins

Marina of 523 berths on the Côte Bleue, between Carry-le-Rouet and Martigues, west of Marseille.

Anse des Catalans

Open anchorage off the Marseille corniche, between Vallon des Auffes 0.4 nm south and the Anse de la Réserve 0.5 nm east, in the 7th arrondissement.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Plage du Ceinturon

Anchorage off the Ceinturon beach on the east side of the Hyères peninsula, Var, opposite the salt marshes of the Vieux Salins.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Pointe de Caramassaigne

Anchorage off the eastern shore of the Parc national des Calanques, between the calanques of Morgiou and Sormiou, west of Marseille.

• Sheltered W, NW

Porquerolles

Buoy field of 31 moorings in the bay of Porquerolles village, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W

Les Gros Murs sud

Prohibited anchoring zone on the south coast of Porquerolles, rock bottom, within the Port-Cros national park maritime perimeter.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Rade d'Agay East

Buoy field in the eastern part of the Rade d'Agay, a deep inlet of the Esterel massif between Saint-Raphaël and Cannes.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Plage des Fouirades

Anchorage on the east side of the Cap Bénat peninsula in the Var, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the Îles d'Hyères. Sand and weed bottom, sheltered from N, NE and E.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Anse de la Beaumaderie

Anchorage on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, west of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Cap Croisette

Anchorage at the southern tip of Marseille, off the Goudes, at the entrance of the Calanques national park.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E