Best anchorages and harbours in Var

Raka

Sand anchorage on the east side of the Giens peninsula near Hyères, between La Capte to the north and Port Auguier to the south.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Anse des Salettes

Cove on the south side of the Giens peninsula in Le Pradet, Var, on the north shore of the rade d'Hyères.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Berriau Plage

Anchorage off Berriau beach on the eastern shore of the Salins d'Hyères, Var, with mixed sand, rock and algae bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

La Pierre de l'Autel

Rocky pinnacle off the Embiez archipelago near Six-Fours-les-Plages, a known Mediterranean dive site.

• Sheltered NE

Bandol plaisance

Marina of 1,600 berths on the Baie de Bandol in the Var, facing the Île de Bendor, between Toulon and La Ciotat.

Anse de Balaguier

Cove on the north shore of the rade de Toulon, off La Seyne-sur-Mer. Anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia meadow.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plage d’Arène Cros

Sand beach anchorage in the Baie des Lecques, on the western edge of the Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer shoreline, sheltered from the mistral by Cap Sicié to the east.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Plage de l'Argentière

Anchorage off Plage de l'Argentière on the southern coast of La Londe-les-Maures, Var. Sand and algae bottom inside a ZMEL where anchoring is regulated.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Le Canadel

Buoy field of around 70 moorings off the beach of Le Canadel-sur-Mer, between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire, Var coast.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Plage des Cigales

Sand anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Port de la Gorguette

Small harbour of 25 berths on the shoreline between Sanary-sur-Mer and Bandol, in the Var.

Port Pothuau

Military port on the east side of the Hyères salt pans, commune of Hyères, Var, closed to visiting craft.

Calanque des Salins

Prohibited anchorage zone on the east coast of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros National Park maritime perimeter.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Brégançon

Anchorage off the Fort de Brégançon on the Bormes-les-Mimosas coast, Var, with sand, rock and posidonia on the bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Baie du Lazaret

Mud-bottomed bay inside the rade of Toulon, between La Seyne-sur-Mer and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

Plage des Salins

Anchorage off the Salins beach on the Hyères coast in Provence, sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Marylene

Anchorage off the coast between Cavalaire-sur-Mer and Saint-Tropez, in the Var department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Corniche Du Liouquet

Rocky anchorage along the Liouquet coast between La Ciotat and Les Lecques, eastern Var.

• Sheltered N, NE

Fourmigue

Rocky mooring off Cap Bénat, east of the Hyères roadstead, on the Var coast of Provence.

Anse du Levant

Anchorage off the Mourillon beaches at Toulon, facing the Petite Rade and the naval base.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S

Plage de la Pointe du Pellegrin

Rocky anchorage on the Var coast, about 1.3 NM east of Port Maravenne and Port Miramar, between Toulon and Hyeres.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Anse des Roseaux

Cove on the Saint-Mandrier peninsula in the Rade de Toulon, posidonia bottom, sheltered from NW, W and SW.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Baie de Cousse

Open anchorage on the Provence coast between Bandol and Sanary-sur-Mer, south of the Gorguette cove.

• Sheltered NE, E

Écueil du Nidan

Anchorage off the rocky shelf known as the Nidan, on the south shore of the Giens peninsula in the Var.

• Sheltered N, NW

Le littoral

Open anchorage along the coast of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, between La Ciotat and Bandol, off the Var shore.

• Sheltered SE

Le petit Gerard

Rocky anchorage on the west side of the Embiez archipelago, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Les Oursinières

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south side of the Presqu'île de Giens in the bay of Le Pradet, Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Marquise

Sand anchorage off l'Ayguade d'Hyeres in the Var, east of the Giens peninsula on the Provencal coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Plage de Bonporteau

Anchorage south-west of Cavalaire-sur-Mer in the baie de Cavalaire, mixed sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW

Plage du Bouvet Cove

Daytime anchorage on the south coast of Giens peninsula, east of Port du Niel, facing the Îles d'Hyères.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW