Best anchorages and harbours in Var
198 documented anchorages and harbours in Var, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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1AnchorageFrancePointe de Julien
4.9Sand-bottom anchorage off the Île du Levant in the Hyères archipelago, Provence, sheltered from NW, N, NE and E.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
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Le Resquilladou
4.9Rocky anchorage on the coast between Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer and Les Lecques, sheltered from the northern and eastern quadrants.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
3AnchorageFranceÎlot de la Gabinière sud
4.9Buoy field on the south side of La Gabinière, the small islet off the southern tip of Port-Cros, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.
- Free
- Sheltered N
4AnchorageFrancePointe du Diable
4.8Anchorage under the Pointe du Diable on the east side of the Cap Bénat, between Le Lavandou and Bormes-les-Mimosas in the Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
5AnchorageFrancePlage du Grand Jardin
4.8Anchorage off Plage du Grand Jardin on the western shore of the Cap Bénat peninsula, Bormes-les-Mimosas, with sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
6AnchorageFrancePlage de la Polynésie
4.7Anchorage off a sand beach on the western shore of the Giens peninsula, near Hyères in the Var.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
7AnchorageFranceLes Gobis
4.7Anchorage on the north-west coast of Île du Levant, Hyères archipelago, on sand and rock.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
8AnchorageFrancePointe de la Chappe
4.7Anchorage under the eastern slope of the Cap Lardier massif, Var, between Cavalaire and the Baie de Briande. Sand and seagrass bottom, shelter from N winds only.
- Sheltered N
- 9AnchorageFrance
Cap des Medes
4.7Prohibited anchorage at the north-east tip of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros National Park core zone.
- Sheltered E, SE
10AnchorageFrancePointe La Rabiou
4.7Rocky headland anchorage on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Les Salins and the Cap de Saint-Tropez.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
- 11AnchorageFrance
Cap Sicié
4.6Headland south of La Seyne-sur-Mer topped by the chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Mai at 352 metres, rocky anchorage on the lee north side only.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
12AnchorageFranceIle du Petit Ribaud
4.6Mooring buoys off the Ribaud islet, in the strait between the Giens peninsula and Porquerolles, within the Port-Cros national park perimeter.
- Sheltered N, W, E, S
13AnchorageFrancePlage du Jonquet
4.6Anchorage off a sand beach on the south flank of the Cap Sicié peninsula, between Six-Fours-les-Plages and La Seyne-sur-Mer in the Var.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
14AnchorageFrancePointe des Carrières
4.6Anchorage on the north coast of Porquerolles island, sand and posidonia bottom, sheltered from NW, N, NE and E.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
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Baie de Sanary
4.6Rocky anchorage in the bay off Sanary-sur-Mer, Var coast, sheltered from northerly winds and open to the south.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
- 16AnchorageFrance
Pointe du Sud - Port Cros
4.6Anchorage off the southern tip of Port-Cros island, inside the Port-Cros national park, Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
17AnchorageFranceAnse de Méjan
4.6Small cove on the eastern flank of Cap Brun, east of Toulon and west of Carqueiranne, with room for two or three boats on sand and patches of algae.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
18AnchorageFranceBaie du Niel Ouest
4.6Anchorage on the north shore of the Giens peninsula, near the small Port du Niel, in the Hyeres area.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
19AnchorageFranceCabanes du Gapeau
4.5Anchorage off the mouth of the Gapeau, near Hyeres in the Var. Ten marked positions on mixed sand and rock.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 20AnchorageFrance
Plage De Mar Vivo
4.5Beach off La Seyne-sur-Mer on the western side of the rade de Toulon. Anchoring is prohibited in the bathing zone.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
21AnchorageFrancePlage de l'Estagnol
4.5Sandy anchorage in the bay of l'Estagnol, west of Cap de Brégançon, on the commune of Bormes-les-Mimosas.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
- 22AnchorageFrance
Pointe du Dattier
4.5Sand-bottomed anchorage on the Corniche des Maures between Cavalaire and Le Lavandou, commune of Le Rayol-Canadel, Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
23AnchorageFranceCrique de Niel
4.5Small cove on the east side of the presqu'île de Giens, just south of the fishing harbour of Port du Niel, in Provence.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
24AnchorageFranceGrande Calanque
4.5Anchorage off the Cap Bénat peninsula on the Var coast, between Le Lavandou and the Hyères islands.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
25AnchorageFrancePlage de la Galère
4.5Sand anchorage on the west side of the Cap Bénat peninsula, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou in the Var, beneath the Fort de Brégançon presidential residence where a security zone is enforced.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 26AnchorageFrance
Pointe de la Bouillabaisse
4.5Sand and seagrass anchorage in the Bay of Cavalaire off La Croix-Valmer, at the eastern end of the Plage du Débarquement, Var.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 27AnchorageFrance
Sèche de Cassin
4.5Offshore shoal in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Pampelonne and the Baie des Canebiers, usable as a fair-weather anchorage.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
28AnchorageFranceAnse du Gau
4.5Small cove on the west side of Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the private harbour of Cap Bénat, in the Var.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
29AnchorageFranceMouillage de Tarente
4.5Anchorage in the baie des Lecques on the Provençal coast, between La Madrague and Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S
30AnchorageFranceCap Taillat
4.5Anchorage off the sand tombolo of Cap Taillat, on the Var coast between Cavalaire and Ramatuelle. Sand bottom, sheltered from S, SW, W and NW.
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW