Best anchorages and harbours in Var

Grande Calanque

Anchorage off the Cap Bénat peninsula on the Var coast, between Le Lavandou and the Hyères islands.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Plage de la Galère

Sand 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

Pointe de la Bouillabaisse

Sand 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

Sèche de Cassin

Offshore 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

Saint Mandrier

Marina of 790 berths on the southern shore of the bay of Toulon, on the Saint-Mandrier peninsula in the Var.

Anse du Gau

Small 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

Mouillage de Tarente

Anchorage in the baie des Lecques on the Provençal coast, between La Madrague and Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S

Cap Taillat

Anchorage 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

La Courtade

North-facing sandy bay on Île de Porquerolles, just east of the village harbour, the longest beach on the island at roughly 2 km, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Plage de Lequin

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, about 0.8 NM north-east of the village harbour.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Mouillage de Saint-Selon

Anchorage on the southern shore of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, at the entrance to the Toulon roadstead in Provence.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Cavalaire

Marina of 1200 berths in the bay of Cavalaire, between Cap Cavalaire and Cap Lardier, Var coast.

Sanary-sur-Mer

Harbour of 550 berths on the Var coast, between Bandol and Toulon, sheltered behind a curved breakwater.

Plage de la Bauma

Anchorage on the east side of the Presqu'île de Giens in the Var, mixed sand and weed bottom, sheltered from NW through S.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Baie de la Gorguette

Anchorage on the Provençal coast between Bandol and Sanary-sur-Mer in the Var, off the Plage de la Gorguette.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, NW

Bandol

Major marina of 1 600 berths in the bay of Bandol, between the Ile de Bendor and the town of Sanary-sur-Mer, on the Var coast.

Calanque de la Tripe

Small calanque on the south side of Cap Bénat in the Var, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the Île du Levant. Bottom of sand and posidonia.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Grand-Cale - Porquerolles

Anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, within the Parc national de Port-Cros, between Calanque de l'Oustaou de Diou and the south-eastern headland of the island.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Calanque du Port d'Alon

Rocky creek on the Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer coast, inside the Natura 2000 marine site between La Madrague and Bandol.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Les issambres - San perre

Sand-bottom anchorage off the shore of San Peïre-sur-Mer, in the Issambres district of Roquebrune-sur-Argens, on the Esterel coast of the Var.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Saint-Louis du Mourillon

Marina of 265 berths in the Mourillon neighbourhood of Toulon, east of the naval base and the Vieille Darse, Var.

Baie de la Moutte

Open roadstead west of Bandol between the Pointe de la Cride and Île Rousse, on the Provence coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Plage des Salins

Long sand beach on the eastern shore of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, 2.7 nm east of the town harbour.

• Sheltered W, NW

Portland

Small harbour on the north shore of the rade d'Hyères, east of the Salins d'Hyères, in Provence.

Plage du Layet

Sand anchorage off Plage du Layet at Cavalière, on the Var coast between Le Lavandou and Cap Nègre.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Île du Grand Ribaud

Anchorage on algae and posidonia seabed off the Île du Grand Ribaud, at the south-west tip of the Giens peninsula near Hyères.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Mouillage de Jova

Anchorage in the bay of Bonporteau, west of Cavalaire-sur-Mer, sheltered from the mistral blowing down from the north and east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Anse Saint Pierre

Small cove on the eastern shore of the Rade des Vignettes, near Le Pradet in the Var, with room for about two boats at anchor.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Cap Rousset

Anchorage on the north coast of Porquerolles, west of the island, off a rocky headland in the Parc national de Port-Cros.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Escampo-Barriou

Anchorage on the east side of the Giens peninsula, between La Madrague and Port du Niel, Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W