Anchorage

Baie de Banyuls

Shelter: NW, W, SW, S, SE
Seabed: rock
Anchoring: Forbidden

Buoy mooring field off Banyuls-sur-Mer on the Côte Vermeille, close to the Spanish border in the Pyrénées-Orientales.

Water
Mooring buoys
Visitor buoys
Pontoon

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the east with no dangers in the open bay. Eight visitor buoys laid seasonally by the commune off the town beach. Rocky bottom, so holding on own anchor is poor. Exposed to easterly winds and swell; sheltered from W to SE. VHF 9 for the capitainerie of Banyuls.

Practical

Water is available ashore at the Port de Banyuls jetty 0.2 NM SE. Tender landing on the town beach or inside the small harbour. Shops, bakery and restaurants on the seafront within 100 m of the landing.

Ashore

Sentier du littoral heading south to Cap Rederis and Cerbère, about 6 km. Laboratoire Arago aquarium on the seafront at 300 m. Wine cellars of the Banyuls AOC in the terraces above town, Cellier des Templiers at roughly 800 m.

History

Banyuls is the home of the Banyuls AOC, a fortified wine produced on dry-stone terraces classified since 1936. Sculptor Aristide Maillol was born here in 1861; his tomb lies at the Métairie above the village.

Key facts

Type: Anchorage
Coordinates: 42.48327, 3.13277 (42°29.00'N 3°7.97'E)
Country: France
Shelter: Sheltered from north-west, west, south-west, south, south-east winds
Seabed: rock
Anchoring: Forbidden
Maximum length: 20 m
Fees: Paid
VHF channel: 9
Phone: +33468883032
Services: Water, Mooring buoys, Visitor buoys, Pontoon
Boaters' rating: 4.1/5
Updated: July 7, 2026