Best anchorages and harbours in Marseille and the Calanques

Fos-sur-Mer

Marina of 840 berths at Fos-sur-Mer on the Golfe de Fos, west of the Rhône delta.

Île du Frioul

Marina of 800 berths on the Frioul archipelago, built in the strait between Pomègues and Ratonneau, 2.5 nautical miles off Marseille.

La Ciotat - Nouveau Port

Marina of 640 berths at La Ciotat, east of Marseille, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Madrague Montredon

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

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

Rade de Ceyreste/ Grande Plage

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

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

Anse du Verdon

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

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Baie du Grand Soufre

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

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Corbières Port

A 320-berth harbour set below the Corbières cliffs, between L'Estaque and the Côte Bleue, north of Marseille.

Port de Bouc plaisance

Marina of 500 berths at the mouth of the Canal de Caronte, western entrance to the Étang de Berre.

Port-Miou

A 457-berth marina set inside the Port-Miou calanque, 0.9 NM SW of Cassis, within the Calanques National Park.

Sausset-les-Pins

Marina of 523 berths on the Côte Bleue, between Carry-le-Rouet and Martigues, west of Marseille.

Anse de Bonnieu

Small cove on the Côte Bleue west of Martigues, between Port des Laurons and Carro, Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW

Anse de Sainte-Croix

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

Calanque de Callelongue

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

Les Pharillons

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

• Sheltered N, NE

Pic des Gabians

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

Anse de la Beaumaderie

Anchorage on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, west of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Anse de la Maronaise

Small cove on the Marseille coast near Les Goudes, at the western edge of the Calanques National Park, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S

Vallon des Auffes

Small fishing cove wedged between cliffs on the Corniche Kennedy in Marseille, west of the Anse de la Fausse Monnaie.

Plage De Figuerolle, Saint Mitre

Anchorage off Figuerolles beach on the north shore of the Étang de Berre, near Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

L'Estaque

A 600-berth harbour on the northern shore of Marseille bay, in the L'Estaque district at the foot of the Nerthe range.

Les Trois Frères

Sand anchorage off the coast of La Ciotat, on the Provence coast east of Marseille.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Anse de Boumandariel

Sand cove on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Anse de la Vieille Chapelle

Small cove on the Marseille coast between Pointe Rouge and the Madrague de Montredon, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Plage de L'Estaque

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

Anse des Catalans

Open anchorage off the Marseille corniche, between Vallon des Auffes 0.4 nm south and the Anse de la Réserve 0.5 nm east, in the 7th arrondissement.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Anse Saint-Gervais

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

• Sheltered N, NE

Calanque de Fontagne

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

• Sheltered SW, S, SE