Anchorage

L'Ayguade

4.0FranceVar

Shelter: NE, E, SE
Seabed: algae
Anchoring: Allowed

Anchorage off L'Ayguade on the north shore of the Île du Levant, the easternmost of the Îles d'Hyères.

Pontoon
Beach
Seagrass

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the NW through the Passe des Grottes between Port-Cros and Levant. The island's north coast is a French Navy restricted zone east of the Pointe du Titan, so stay west of the marked limit. Bottom is mostly Posidonia seagrass: anchoring on the meadow is prohibited, look for sand patches near the jetty. Sheltered from NE, E and SE. Mistral from NW and W blows straight in.

Practical

Small jetty at L'Ayguade du Levant 0.1 nm NE serves the village. No fuel, no marina. Water and a few shops in the village. Port-Cros lies 2.3 nm west and offers a better-sheltered anchorage inside the national park mooring field.

Ashore

Héliopolis naturist village above the jetty, founded in 1931 by the brothers Durville. Footpath round the western third of the island: the rest is a military firing range and closed to the public.