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. Débié31
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    Débié

    4.0

    Anchorage on the south side of Pomègues, one of the Frioul islands off Marseille.

    • Sheltered N, W, NW
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    Le Baou Rouge

    4.0

    Anchorage under the red cliffs of the Calanques massif east of Marseille, inside the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  3. Île de Jarre33
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    Île de Jarre

    4.0

    Uninhabited island south-east of Marseille, inside the Calanques national park, with a sand anchorage on its northern side protected from southerly winds.

    • Sheltered SE, S
  4. Calanque de Sugiton34
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    Calanque de Sugiton

    3.9

    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
  5. Calanque des poissons35
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    Calanque des poissons

    3.9

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

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
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    Pointe du Figuier

    3.9

    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
  7. Anse de Sainte-Croix37
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    Anse de Sainte-Croix

    3.8

    Small cove on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, where anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia seagrass meadow.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
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    Les Pharillons

    3.7

    Rock-bottom anchorage off the Pharillons islets south of Marseille, within the Parc national des Calanques. Sheltered from N and NE.

    • Sheltered N, NE
  9. Îles du Frioul39
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    Îles du Frioul

    3.7

    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
  10. Anse du Verdon40
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    Anse du Verdon

    3.7

    Cove on the Côte Bleue just east of Cap Couronne, near Carro, western Bouches-du-Rhône.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  11. Pic des Gabians41
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    Pic des Gabians

    3.7

    Rocky anchorage at the foot of the Pic des Gabians cliff near Les Goudes, south of Marseille, inside the Parc national des Calanques. Sheltered from N, NE and NW.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  12. Calanque Saint-Pierre42
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    Calanque Saint-Pierre

    3.7

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

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
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    Calanque Saint Jean de Dieu ou de l'Oeil de Verre

    3.6

    Small anchorage in the Calanque Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, also called Calanque de l'Œil de Verre, between Morgiou and Sormiou on the Marseille coast.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  14. Ile de Jarron44
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    Ile de Jarron

    3.6

    Anchorage by Île Jarron in the Riou archipelago south of Marseille, within the Calanques national park.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  15. Port de l'Éoube45
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    Port de l'Éoube

    3.6

    Small cove on the east side of Île Ratonneau in the Frioul archipelago, off Marseille.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
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    Calanque de Saména

    3.5

    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
  17. île Maire47
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    île Maire

    3.5

    Rocky islet off the Marseille coast at the western edge of the Calanques national park, separated from Cap Croisette by the Tiboulen channel.

    • Sheltered E, SE, S, SW
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    Port Miou

    3.5

    Buoy field in the Calanque de Port-Miou, the first calanque west of Cassis, inside the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
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    Roche de la Cheminée

    3.5

    Anchorage off the Frioul archipelago west of Marseille, between Pomègues and Ratonneau.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, W, NW
  20. Calanque de l'Erevine50
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    Calanque de l'Erevine

    3.5

    Narrow limestone calanque on the Côte Bleue between Niolon and Méjean, west of Marseille, inside the Côte Bleue marine park.

    • Sheltered NW, N
  21. Madrague Montredon51
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    Madrague Montredon

    3.4

    Anchorage off the south-eastern tip of Marseille, just east of Port de la Madrague de Montredon, within the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
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    Rade de Ceyreste/ Grande Plage

    3.4

    Anchorage off the Grande Plage of La Ciotat, in the bay shared by Ceyreste and La Ciotat on the eastern Bouches-du-Rhône coast, between the Bec de l'Aigle and the port entrance.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  23. Plage de L'Estaque53
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    Plage de L'Estaque

    3.3

    Open anchorage off L'Estaque beach in the northern suburbs of Marseille, on the Côte Bleue side of the Rade.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
  24. Baie du Grand Soufre54
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    Baie du Grand Soufre

    3.3

    Anchorage on the west side of Pomègues, archipel du Frioul, off Marseille.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE
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    Calanque de Fontagne

    3.3

    Sand anchorage on the Marseille coast east of the Port des Goudes, within the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  26. Anse de l'Arène56
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    Anse de l'Arène

    3.2

    Anchorage off Cassis, 0.8 NM south-east of the harbour and 1.3 NM east of Port-Miou, inside the Calanques National Park.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
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    Anse Saint-Gervais

    3.2

    Anchorage in the Golfe de Fos, on the western edge of Fos-sur-Mer, inside the commercial port zone.

    • Sheltered N, NE
  28. Calanque de Callelongue58
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    Calanque de Callelongue

    3.2

    Calanque at the southern tip of Marseille, at the entrance of the Parc national des Calanques, on a rock bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
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    Pointe de Figuerolles

    3.2

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

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
  30. Anse de l'Estaque60
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    Anse de l'Estaque

    3.1

    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