Harbour

Port de Ferrières

3.9Martigues, FranceMarseille and the Calanques

Maximum length: 15 m
VHF channel: 9
Maximum draught: 2.1 m

Marina of 334 berths on the Ferrières basin in Martigues, opposite the Jonquières and L'Île districts on the Canal de Caronte.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Enter the Canal de Caronte from the Golfe de Fos, then head east under the A55 viaduct. The marina lies on the north bank, just west of the lift bridge linking Ferrières to L'Île. Maximum draught 2.1 m. Harbour master on VHF 9.

Practical

334 berths, water and electricity on pontoons. All shops, bakeries and supermarkets within 300 m along cours du 4 Septembre. Railway station 600 m away with direct trains to Marseille.

Ashore

The painters' viewpoint of Le Miroir aux Oiseaux sits on the L'Île quarter 400 m from the berths, across the Saint Sebastien bridge. Musée Ziem on boulevard du 14 Juillet 500 m from the marina holds works by Félix Ziem and Provençal painters. Étang de Berre shoreline path starts at the western end of the canal.

History

Martigues formed in 1581 from the union of three fishing villages, Jonquières, L'Île and Ferrières, separated by the channels linking the Étang de Berre to the Mediterranean. The town drew Félix Ziem, Corot and later the Fauves who painted the canals in the late 19th century.