Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

364 documented anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur, 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
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    Cap des Medes

    5.0

    Prohibited anchorage at the north-east tip of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros National Park core zone.

    • Sheltered E, SE
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    Cap Sicié

    5.0

    Headland south of La Seyne-sur-Mer topped by the chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Mai at 352 metres, rocky anchorage on the lee north side only.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  8. Crique de Niel8
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    Crique de Niel

    5.0

    Small cove on the east side of the presqu'île de Giens, just south of the fishing harbour of Port du Niel, in Provence.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  9. Grande Calanque9
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    Grande Calanque

    5.0

    Anchorage off the Cap Bénat peninsula on the Var coast, between Le Lavandou and the Hyères islands.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  10. Ile du Petit Ribaud10
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    Ile du Petit Ribaud

    5.0

    Mooring buoys off the Ribaud islet, in the strait between the Giens peninsula and Porquerolles, within the Port-Cros national park perimeter.

    • Sheltered N, W, E, S
  11. Les Gobis11
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    Les Gobis

    5.0

    Anchorage on the north-west coast of Île du Levant, Hyères archipelago, on sand and rock.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
  12. Miramar12
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    Miramar

    5.0

    Anchorage off the village of Miramar on the Corniche de l'Estérel, between Théoule-sur-Mer and Saint-Raphaël, facing the red porphyry cliffs.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
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    Mouillage Port De Ville De Istres

    5.0

    Anchorage off Istres on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, Provence, mud bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  14. Plage de la Polynésie14
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    Plage de la Polynésie

    5.0

    Anchorage off a sand beach on the western shore of the Giens peninsula, near Hyères in the Var.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
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    Plage de la Romaniquette

    5.0

    Anchorage in the Étang de Berre lagoon, west of Saint-Chamas, with sand and algae seabed.

    • Sheltered W
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    Plage De Mar Vivo

    5.0

    Beach off La Seyne-sur-Mer on the western side of the rade de Toulon. Anchoring is prohibited in the bathing zone.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  17. Pointe de Julien17
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    Pointe de Julien

    5.0

    Sand-bottom anchorage off the Île du Levant in the Hyères archipelago, Provence, sheltered from NW, N, NE and E.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
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    Pointe De L'esquillon

    5.0

    Anchorage below the red porphyry headland of the Esterel massif, on the Corniche d'Or between Théoule-sur-Mer and Miramar.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE
  19. Pointe de la Chappe19
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    Pointe de la Chappe

    5.0

    Anchorage under the eastern slope of the Cap Lardier massif, Var, between Cavalaire and the Baie de Briande. Sand and seagrass bottom, shelter from N winds only.

    • Sheltered N
  20. Pointe des Carrières20
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    Pointe des Carrières

    5.0

    Anchorage on the north coast of Porquerolles island, sand and posidonia bottom, sheltered from NW, N, NE and E.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  21. Pointe La Rabiou21
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    Pointe La Rabiou

    5.0

    Rocky headland anchorage on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Les Salins and the Cap de Saint-Tropez.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
  22. îlot Tiboulen22
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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
  23. Les issambres - San perre23
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    Les issambres - San perre

    4.8

    Sand-bottom anchorage off the shore of San Peïre-sur-Mer, in the Issambres district of Roquebrune-sur-Argens, on the Esterel coast of the Var.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
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    Pointe de la Paume

    4.8

    Anchorage at the Pointe de la Paume on the Esterel shore between Théoule-sur-Mer and Miramar, in the western Gulf of La Napoule.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
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    San Peyre

    4.8

    Anchorage in the bay of Le Pradet on the south side of the Giens peninsula approach, Var coast, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  26. Calanque du maure26
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    Calanque du maure

    4.7

    Anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros. Sand and posidonia bottom.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
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    Le Resquilladou

    4.7

    Rocky anchorage on the coast between Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer and Les Lecques, sheltered from the northern and eastern quadrants.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  28. Baie des Roches Bleues28
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    Baie des Roches Bleues

    4.6

    Sand-bottom bay on the south coast of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between the Pilon anchorage and Saint-Tropez harbour.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  29. Escampo-Barriou29
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    Escampo-Barriou

    4.6

    Anchorage on the east side of the Giens peninsula, between La Madrague and Port du Niel, Var.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  30. Îlot de la Gabinière sud30
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    Îlot de la Gabinière sud

    4.6

    Buoy field on the south side of La Gabinière, the small islet off the southern tip of Port-Cros, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

    • Free
    • Sheltered N