Harbour

Marina Baie des Anges

4.5Villeneuve-Loubet, FranceRiviera · Alpes-Maritimes

Maximum length: 35 m
VHF channel: 9
Maximum draught: 5 m

Marina of 515 berths at Villeneuve-Loubet, between Nice and Antibes, built at the foot of the pyramid-shaped residential towers designed by architect André Minangoy.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Direct approach from seaward in the Baie des Anges. Entrance between two jetties with red and green lights, dredged channel to 5 m giving access to the largest yachts. Exposed to east winds that build a short chop in the outer basin. Nice airport traffic overhead from the north. VHF 9.

Practical

515 berths including places for yachts up to 45 m. Water, electricity, diesel and petrol at the fuel berth. Capitainerie open year-round, sanitary blocks, laundry, waste pump-out. Shopping gallery on the marina with chandlery, restaurants and supermarket on site.

Ashore

Musée d'Histoire et d'Art de Villeneuve-Loubet at 1.5 km, with the Escoffier culinary museum in the birthplace of chef Auguste Escoffier. Pebble beach of Villeneuve-Loubet along the seafront from the north jetty. Cagnes-sur-Mer and Renoir's Maison des Collettes at 3 km east.

History

The marina and its four pyramid towers were designed by André Minangoy and built between 1969 and 1993. The complex is listed as 20th-century heritage by the French Ministry of Culture.