Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

Calanque de Sugiton

Narrow calanque between Marseille and Cassis, in the core zone of the Parc national des Calanques, where anchoring is limited to sand outside the marked zone and land access is regulated by quota.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Calanque du Bon-Dieu

Small anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, in the maritime perimeter of the Parc national de Port-Cros.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Cap de l'Estérel

Anchorage off the south-east coast of the Giens peninsula in the Var, sand bottom, open to easterly winds.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Plage de Léoube

Open anchorage off Plage de Léoube, on the south coast of the Cap de Brégançon peninsula, between Le Lavandou and Hyères.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Calanque des poissons

Small cove on the Marseilleveyre coast in the Parc national des Calanques, between Les Goudes and the Île Maïre.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Etang de Berre

Anchorage on the Étang de Berre, a 155 km² brackish lagoon west of Marseille connected to the Mediterranean by the Canal de Caronte at Martigues.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Les Sardinaux

Shallow rocky plateau east of Sainte-Maxime in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, a popular day anchorage with turquoise water over sand patches.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Port de la Figueirette

Marina of 218 berths in the hamlet of Le Trayas, on the Corniche d'Or at the foot of the Estérel massif.

Baie de Saint-Laurent

Sand and seagrass anchorage between Cap d'Ail and Eze, on the Cote d'Azur.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Le Rayol

Buoy field off Le Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer on the Corniche des Maures, about 50 mooring buoys in the Var.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Baie de la Palud

Mooring buoy in the Baie de la Palud on the north shore of Port-Cros, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros, Var. Weedy bottom, protection from W, SW, S and SE winds.

• Paid
• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Cavalaire

Zone de mouillage organisée of 85 buoys in the bay of Cavalaire-sur-Mer on the Var coast, sand bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Fos-sur-Mer

Marina of 840 berths at Fos-sur-Mer on the Golfe de Fos, west of the Rhône delta.

Anse de Fabrégas

Cove on the south coast of the Six-Fours-les-Plages commune, between Cap Sicié to the west and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula to the east.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

La Mare Règue

Rock and sand anchorage on the Estérel coast between Agay and Le Poussaï, in the red porphyry cliffs west of Cannes.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Le Brusc

Harbour of 900 berths on the west side of the Cap Sicié peninsula, opposite the Embiez archipelago, in Six-Fours-les-Plages.

Pointe du Figuier

Headland on the western side of the Morgiou calanque, south of Marseille, inside the core zone of the Parc national des Calanques where anchoring is prohibited.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Baie de Port Man

Deep bay on the north-east tip of Port-Cros, inside the national park and one of the most sheltered anchorages on the island.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Golfe Juan

Bay on the Côte d'Azur between Cap d'Antibes and the Îles de Lérins, opposite Vallauris and Juan-les-Pins.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Plage de la Gaillarde

Anchorage off the Plage de la Gaillarde between Saint-Aygulf and Les Issambres, eastern Var. Mixed sand, rock and posidonia, shelter from NW to SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plage des Salins

Anchorage off the Plage des Salins at Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var, just north of the Embiez archipelago.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W

Vieux Port- Les Lecques

Small harbour of 203 berths adjoining the Nouveau port in the bay of Les Lecques, reserved for shallow-draught boats.

Calanque de Bonne Eau

Small cove on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Les Issambres and Port Ferréol, with a sand bottom in clear water.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

La Madrague - Saint Cyr

Small marina of 400 berths on the south-east shore of the baie des Lecques at Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, at the foot of the wooded hill of La Madrague.

Pointe de Pipady

Anchorage off the Mourillon headland at the eastern entrance of Toulon's Petite Rade, sand and algae bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Port de Bouc plaisance

Marina of 500 berths at the mouth of the Canal de Caronte, western entrance to the Étang de Berre.

Baie de Sanary - Pointe Nègre

Anchorage off Pointe Nègre on the west side of the bay of Sanary-sur-Mer, Var coast, mixed sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE

Baie du Niel Est

Anchorage on the east side of the Baie du Niel, on the Giens peninsula south of Hyères, Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Crique Du Figuier Rayol

Small cove on the Rayol-Canadel shoreline, Var coast, sand and algae bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

île de la Tour Fondue

Small rocky island in the Embiez archipelago off Six-Fours-les-Plages, western side of the Petit Rouveau channel.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE