- Shelter
- NW, W, SW
- Seabed
- rock
- Anchoring
- Forbidden
Small cove on the Vermilion Coast between Banyuls and Cerbère, with 8 visitor buoys laid inside the Cerbère-Banyuls marine nature reserve.
- Water
- Mooring buoys
- Visitor buoys
- Beach
Guide
Approach and anchoring
Approach from the E, keeping clear of the rocky shore on both headlands. Rocky bottom, anchoring forbidden inside the reserve, buoys only. Shelter from NW through SW, exposed to E and S swells. Cerbère is 1.2 NM to the S and Banyuls-sur-Mer 1.7 NM to the NW.
Practical
Eight mooring buoys managed by the reserve, fees collected in season. Water point ashore at the underwater trail base. No fuel, no shops on site.
Ashore
Start of the Sentier sous-marin de Peyrefite, a marked snorkelling trail run by the Réserve Naturelle Marine de Cerbère-Banyuls. GR 10 coastal path passes above the cove, with a 2 km walk to Cerbère village and its train station.
History
The Cerbère-Banyuls reserve was created in 1974 and was the first marine reserve established in metropolitan France. It covers 650 hectares along 6.5 km of coast.
Key facts
- Type
- Anchorage
- Coordinates
- 42.46041, 3.16009 (42°27.62'N 3°9.61'E)
- Country
- France
- Shelter
- Sheltered from north-west, west, south-west winds
- Seabed
- rock
- Anchoring
- Forbidden
- Fees
- Free
- Services
- Water, Mooring buoys, Visitor buoys, Beach
- Boaters' rating
- 3.8/5
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
Anse de Peyrefite lies at 42°27.62'N 3°9.61'E, that is 42.46041, 3.16009 in decimal degrees.
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Which winds is Anse de Peyrefite sheltered from?
Anse de Peyrefite is sheltered from north-west, west, south-west winds.
Can you anchor at Anse de Peyrefite?
No, anchoring is forbidden at Anse de Peyrefite.
How do boaters rate Anse de Peyrefite?
Anse de Peyrefite is rated 3.8/5 by boaters on BoatMap.
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