Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

Le littoral

Open anchorage along the coast of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, between La Ciotat and Bandol, off the Var shore.

• Sheltered SE

Le petit Gerard

Rocky anchorage on the west side of the Embiez archipelago, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Le rouet

Small harbour on the Côte Bleue at the east end of Carry-le-Rouet, between Marseille and Martigues.

Les Oursinières

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south side of the Presqu'île de Giens in the bay of Le Pradet, Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Mouillage de l'étang de Berre

Anchorage in the étang de Berre, Provence, mud bottom, sheltered from E, SW, S and SE winds.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Marquise

Sand anchorage off l'Ayguade d'Hyeres in the Var, east of the Giens peninsula on the Provencal coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Martigues

Anchorage in the étang de Berre basin off Martigues, at the north end of the Canal de Caronte.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Menton

Anchorage off the town of Menton on the Côte d'Azur, Alpes-Maritimes, close to the Italian border, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Nautic Club Médéen

Club port of 78 berths at La Mède, Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, on the northern shore of the étang de Berre in Provence.

Nautic Club Miramas

Anchorage off the Nautic Club de Miramas on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, south of Saint-Chamas.

• Sheltered NE, E

Plage de Bonporteau

Anchorage south-west of Cavalaire-sur-Mer in the baie de Cavalaire, mixed sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW

Plage du Bouvet Cove

Daytime anchorage on the south coast of Giens peninsula, east of Port du Niel, facing the Îles d'Hyères.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Plage Napoléon

Sand anchorage off the long Plage Napoléon at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, on the eastern side of the Rhône delta in the Camargue.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

pointe de gueretion

Anchorage on the north coast of Île du Levant, Var, facing the Parc national de Port-Cros to the west.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Pointe de Guerre Vieille

Buoy field off the Pointe de Guerre Vieille on the north side of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, facing the bay of Les Canoubiers.

• Sheltered W

Pointe de l’Observatoire

Anchorage on the red porphyry coast of the Estérel, between Anthéor and Le Trayas in the Var, on rock and weed.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Mouillage de la Salis

Anchorage off Plage de la Salis, east of the Cap d'Antibes peninsula, on the French Riviera.

• Sheltered W

Pôle Nautisme Mer Port St Louis

Main yard and pleasure port of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, at the eastern mouth of the Rhône in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Managed by the SPL Nautisme Mer et Développement.

Ponton Tamaris

Pontoon on the northern shore of the Baie du Lazaret, below the Tamaris district of La Seyne-sur-Mer, in the rade de Toulon.

Port Beau Rivage

Small marina of 108 berths on the west shore of the Étang de Berre, Bouches-du-Rhône.

Port de Jonquières

Town quay in the Jonquières district of Martigues, on the canal Saint-Sébastien linking the Étang de Berre to the Canal de Caronte.

Port de la Madrague

Small harbour in the Madrague-de-Montredon cove, south of Marseille, at the gateway to the Calanques National Park.

Port des Laurons

Small fishing and leisure harbour at Martigues on the Côte Bleue, between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins in Bouches-du-Rhône.

Port du Riou

Small marina on the Riou estuary at Mandelieu-la-Napoule, between Cannes and the Estérel massif.

Port Maravenne

Marina on the coast of La Londe-les-Maures, between Hyères and Bormes-les-Mimosas, facing the Îles d'Hyères.

Port Margaridon

Small marina on the Étang de Berre in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, on the southern shore of the lagoon near Martigues.

Port Olga

Marina on the Étang de Berre at Martigues, linked to the Mediterranean via the Canal de Caronte.

Port Terra

Marina of around 250 berths in Martigues, on the south bank of the Canal de Caronte linking the Étang de Berre to the Golfe de Fos.

Quai de halte de Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône

Fluvial quay at the sea end of the Rhône, in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, used as a stopover by yachts transiting between the Mediterranean and the Canal du Rhône à Sète.

Société Nautique de Port-de-Bouc

Yacht club basin on the north shore of the Golfe de Fos, at the southern entrance of the Canal de Caronte linking the sea to the Étang de Berre.