Best anchorages and harbours in Var

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

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

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

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 des Salettes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Le Brusc

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

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

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