Best anchorages and harbours in France

Gurgazu

Small cove on the north shore of the Golfe de Santa Manza in southern Corsica, sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Mouillage de l'Untxin

Anchorage in the Bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure, off the mouth of the Untxin river, sheltered by the Artha, Sainte-Barbe and Socoa breakwaters.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Anse de Porto-Vecchio

Sand anchorage in the gulf of Porto-Vecchio on the south-east coast of Corsica.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Bunkers allemands

Rock-bottom anchorage on the Esterel coast between Agay and Le Dramont, off the wartime concrete bunkers that give the spot its name, in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Capu di Fora

Anchorage off the Capu di Fora headland on the south-east coast of Corsica, between Porto-Vecchio and the Cerbicale islands.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Port des Fourmis

Small marina of 243 berths at Beaulieu-sur-Mer, east of the main harbour of Beaulieu, reserved for shallow-draught boats.

Port fluvial - Palavas les flots

River port on the canal du Rhône à Sète, in the middle of Palavas-les-Flots, on the Occitan coast between Montpellier and the sea.

Sant' Amanza

Anchorage in the Golfe de Sant'Amanza on the south east coast of Corsica, 4.7 NM north east of Bonifacio.

• Sheltered SE, S

Anse de l'Argent Faux

Small cove on the south-western side of the Cap d'Antibes, between Port du Croûton and Port Gallice in the Alpes-Maritimes.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Cabanes De Fleury

Small river port with 3 berths on the Aude estuary at Fleury d'Aude, Occitanie, near the Mediterranean coast.

Grau-du-Roi rive droite

Open anchorage off the right bank of the Grau-du-Roi channel, on the Gulf of Lion coast in Occitanie.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Ile Tomé

Anchorage under the lee of Île Tomé, off the pink granite coast north of Perros-Guirec.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Locquirec

Anchorage in the bay of Locquirec on the border of Finistère and Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom, around 30 moorings.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Marine de Scaffa Rossa

Sandy anchorage just north of Solenzara, on the east coast of Corsica facing the red-rock shore that gives the site its name.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Pargny-Filain

Village halt on the Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne, in the department of Aisne, Hauts-de-France.

Mouillage de Chindrieux

Anchorage just off the Port de Plaisance de Chindrieux on the northern shore of the Lac du Bourget, Savoie. Sand bottom, protection from N, W and NW winds.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Plage des Arènes

Open sand anchorage off the Camargue shore, just east of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, at the mouth of the Petit Rhône delta.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Pointe de Figuerolles

Sand anchorage on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Niolon and Le Rove, on the Provence coast.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Golfu di Liscia

Anchorage on the west coast of Corsica between Cargèse and Ajaccio, at the mouth of the Liscia river, within the Golfe de la Liscia.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Kervoyal

Sand and mud anchorage off Kervoyal beach in Damgan, on the south coast of Morbihan between the Vilaine estuary and the Rivière de Penerf.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Mouillage du solitaire

Anchorage in the Golfe du Morbihan, on the northern flank of the Île d'Arz, mixed sand, weed and mud bottom, sheltered from SW, S and SE winds.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Port Val de Seine

River marina on the Seine at Verneuil-sur-Seine, about 35 km west of Paris in Île-de-France.

Punta di San Pellegrinu

Sand anchorage on the east coast of Cap Corse, north of Bastia, sheltered from the west.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Saint Cast

Buoy mooring off the Grande Plage of Saint-Cast-le-Guildo, on the Côte d'Émeraude in the Bay of Saint-Malo.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Anse de l'Estaque

Sand anchorage in the northern corner of the Rade de Marseille, off the old fishing village of L'Estaque.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, NW

Calanque du Phare

Small cove on the north coast of Île du Levant, Var, with a rocky bottom and open exposure to the east.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Erquy - Plage Saint-Michel

Anchorage off Plage Saint-Michel on the Cap d'Erquy in the Côtes-d'Armor, sand bottom, sheltered from winds from W to SE.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Île du Grand Rouveau Ouest

Rock anchorage on the western side of Île du Grand Rouveau, the outer island of the Embiez archipelago off Six-Fours-les-Plages.

• Sheltered E

Plassac

River port of 40 berths on the right bank of the Gironde estuary at Plassac, in Gironde, New Aquitaine.

Pointe de la Malalongue

Anchorage off the south-west point of Port-Cros island in the Parc national de Port-Cros, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E