Best anchorages and harbours in Marseille and the Calanques

89 documented anchorages and harbours in Marseille and the Calanques, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.

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  1. Calanque de la Culate1
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    Calanque de la Culate

    5.0

    Narrow rocky inlet on the Marseille coast between Les Goudes and Morgiou, inside the Calanques National Park.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  2. Calanque de Podestat2
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    Calanque de Podestat

    5.0

    Small rocky calanque on the southern coast of Marseille inside the Parc national des Calanques, between Les Goudes and Callelongue.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  3. Calanque des Cambrettes3
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    Calanque des Cambrettes

    5.0

    Rocky inlet on the south side of Île Pomègues in the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, inside the Calanques national park.

    • Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
  4. Calanque des Contrebandiers4
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    Calanque des Contrebandiers

    5.0

    Rock-bottomed calanque within the Calanques National Park south of Marseille, between Port des Goudes and Port de Morgiou.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  5. Calanque des figuières5
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    Calanque des figuières

    5.0

    Rock-bottomed inlet on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Carry-le-Rouet and Le Rove, next to the Société Nautique des Figuières.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  6. îlot Tiboulen6
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    îlot Tiboulen

    4.8

    Small rocky islet at the NW tip of the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, inside the Calanques national park.

    • Sheltered S
  7. Anse de Tamaris7
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    Anse de Tamaris

    4.5

    Sandy cove on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Sausset-les-Pins and Carro, on the coastline of the Parc Marin de la Côte Bleue.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  8. Calanque de Flancadou8
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    Calanque de Flancadou

    4.5

    Small calanque on the west side of Île de Pomègues, archipel du Frioul, off Marseille.

    • Sheltered E, SE, S
  9. Calanque de Fontagne9
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    Calanque de Fontagne

    4.5

    Small south-facing inlet on the Marseilleveyre massif east of Les Goudes, inside the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Sheltered S
  10. Calanque des poissons10
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    Calanque des poissons

    4.5

    Small cove on the Marseilleveyre coast in the Parc national des Calanques, between Les Goudes and the Île Maïre.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  11. Pointe Débié11
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    Pointe Débié

    4.5

    Anchorage on the south-west side of Île Pomègues, Îles du Frioul, off Marseille, on sand and rock.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
  12. Port de la Vesse - Niolon12
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    Port de la Vesse - Niolon

    4.5

    Small calanque cut into the Côte Bleue cliffs between Niolon and Corbière, west of Marseille, with a tiny fishing hamlet at the head.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  13. Anse Devenson13
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    Anse Devenson

    4.3

    Calanque between Morgiou and Sugiton in the Parc national des Calanques, west of Cassis and south of Marseille.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
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    Anse du Rouet

    4.3

    Small calanque on the Côte Bleue, just east of Carry-le-Rouet inside the Parc marin de la Côte Bleue.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  15. Calanque de Port Pin15
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    Calanque de Port Pin

    4.3

    Narrow calanque between Port-Miou and En-Vau, inside the Parc national des Calanques, east of Marseille.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
  16. Le troue du diable16
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    Le troue du diable

    4.3

    Rocky cove at the foot of the Bec de l'Aigle cliffs west of La Ciotat, Provence.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
  17. Pointe de Carapègue17
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    Pointe de Carapègue

    4.3

    Rock anchorage on the western shore of Pomègues in the Frioul archipelago, 2 nm west of the Vieux-Port of Marseille.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW
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    Pointe du Figuier

    4.3

    Headland on the western side of the Morgiou calanque, south of Marseille, inside the core zone of the Parc national des Calanques where anchoring is prohibited.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
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    Baie de la Vierge

    4.2

    Anchorage on the north-east side of La Ciotat bay, sand bottom, shelter from W through N to NE, exposed to southerly swell.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
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    Calanque de l'Establon

    4.2

    Small calanque on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Niolon and the port of Corbières, inside the parc marin de la Côte Bleue.

    • Sheltered N, W, NW
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    Calanque de Morgiou

    4.2

    Calanque east of Sormiou with a small fishing port in the Calanques national park. Anchoring is prohibited in the calanque itself to protect posidonia meadows.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
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    Calanque de Pouars

    4.2

    Narrow calanque on the southern coast of the Marseilleveyre massif, inside the Parc national des Calanques between Les Goudes and Morgiou.

    • Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
  23. Calanque de Sugiton23
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    Calanque de Sugiton

    4.2

    Narrow calanque between Marseille and Cassis, in the core zone of the Parc national des Calanques, where anchoring is prohibited and access is regulated.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  24. Calanque Saint-Pierre24
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    Calanque Saint-Pierre

    4.2

    Small bight immediately east of La Ciotat harbour. Anchoring is prohibited: moorings on buoys only during the season.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  25. Îles du Frioul25
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    Îles du Frioul

    4.2

    Anchorages among the four limestone islands of the Frioul archipelago, 2.7 NM west of Marseille, within the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW
  26. Port de Méjean26
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    Port de Méjean

    4.2

    Small rocky calanque on the Côte Bleue between Marseille and Carry-le-Rouet, west of l'Estaque.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
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    Calanque de Figuerolles

    4.1

    Small ochre-cliff calanque on the western side of La Ciotat, with a sand and rock bottom sheltered from the northerly quadrant.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
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    Calanque de Morgiou Sud

    4.1

    Anchorage at the southern entrance of the Calanque de Morgiou, within the Parc national des Calanques between Marseille and Cassis.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
  29. Calanque de l'Escondelle29
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    Calanque de l'Escondelle

    4.0

    Cove on the western flank of Île de Pomègues, Frioul archipelago, facing the open sea off Marseille.

    • Sheltered E, SE, S
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    Calanque de Saména

    4.0

    Small rocky calanque on the south coast of Marseille, between La Madrague de Montredon and Les Goudes, at the gateway to the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Sheltered E, SE