Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

Pointe de Bouvet

Anchorage off the Pointe de Bouvet on the presqu'île de Giens, western flank facing the rade d'Hyères.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Port d'Agay

Small marina of 195 berths in the rade d'Agay, between Saint-Raphaël and Saint-Tropez on the Esterel coast.

Baie de Sanary

Sand anchorage in the baie de Sanary, between the Cap Sicié to the east and the Île des Embiez to the west, on the Var coast in Provence.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

L'arpillon

Anchorage off Les Issambres on the Var coast, 0.3 NM east of Port de San Peïre Les Issambres, in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez approach.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Le Lavandou

Large marina of 1021 berths on the Var coast facing the Îles d'Hyères, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Cap Nègre.

Plage de la Garonnette

Sand beach anchorage on the Esterel coast between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Aygulf, fronted by shallow sand with patches of posidonia.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Débié

Anchorage on the south side of Pomègues, one of the Frioul islands off Marseille.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Plage du Boeuf

Sand anchorage off a short beach on the south side of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, west of the naval installations of Cap Cépet.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Route du Sel

Anchorage along the western shore of the Giens tombolo between Hyères and the Giens peninsula, sand and weed bottom sheltered from N to E.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Le Baou Rouge

Anchorage under the red cliffs of the Calanques massif east of Marseille, inside the Parc national des Calanques.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Plage de la Fossette

Small cove on the Corniche des Maures between Le Lavandou and Cavalière, with a mixed sand and posidonia seagrass bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Pointe du Rix

Rocky point on the north-east coast of the island of Les Embiez, facing the Brusc lagoon.

• Sheltered NE

Pointe du Trésor

Anchorage along the rocky shore of the Pointe du Trésor, west of Cavalaire-sur-Mer on the Corniche des Maures.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Rade de la Badine - La Capte

Open roadstead off La Capte beach on the Giens isthmus, east of Hyères, Provence.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Saint Laurent du Var

Marina of 1089 berths at the mouth of the Var river, 2 NM west of Nice airport, one of the largest marinas on the French Riviera.

Baie d'Alicastre - Plage Notre Dame

Open bay on the north-east coast of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros national park, off Plage Notre-Dame.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Port de Ferrières

Marina of 334 berths on the Ferrières basin in Martigues, opposite the Jonquières and L'Île districts on the Canal de Caronte.

Port des Salettes

Municipal marina of 411 berths at Carqueiranne, on the eastern shore of the Rade de Hyères between Toulon and the Giens peninsula.

Port Gallice

Marina of 436 berths at Juan-les-Pins, on the west side of Cap d'Antibes.

D-Marin Camille Rayon

Large marina of 840 berths in the bay of Golfe-Juan, on the western side of the Cap d'Antibes, operated by D-Marin.

Mouillage du Piton

Buoy field off the east side of Cap d'Antibes, between Port Gallice and the Anse de la Garoupe, with 31 moorings.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Santa Lucia

Marina of 1500 berths east of Saint-Raphaël on the Esterel coast, Var.

Anse du Creux Saint-Georges

Small sand cove on the north side of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, inside the Petite Rade de Toulon.

• Free
• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W

Île de Jarre

Uninhabited island south-east of Marseille, inside the Calanques national park, with a sand anchorage on its northern side protected from southerly winds.

• Sheltered SE, S

Sainte-Elme

Anchorage off Saint-Elme in the rade de Toulon, Provence, sand bottom, sheltered from N and NE.

• Sheltered N, NE

Plage de la Madrague

Anchorage off the western shore of the Giens peninsula, near Hyères, on a sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Plage des Éléphants

Sandy anchorage off the Issambres coast between Saint-Aygulf and Sainte-Maxime, in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Port-Cros

Small harbour on Port-Cros island, within the Port-Cros national park, off Hyères in the Var.

Anse de la Fausse Monnaie

Cove on the north coast of Port-Cros, within the parc national de Port-Cros off the Var coast.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Baie du Langoustier

West-facing bay on Île de Porquerolles, between the Pointe du Grand Langoustier and the village, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE