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. Pointe de la Croisette301
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    Pointe de la Croisette

    2.8

    Anchorage off the Pointe de la Croisette east of Cannes, facing the bay and the Îles de Lérins, Alpes-Maritimes.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
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    Le Pradon

    2.7

    Anchorage on the south slope of the Giens peninsula in Var, between La Madrague and Les Salettes.

    • Sheltered NW
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    Miramar

    2.7

    Buoy field off the Miramar beach at La Londe-les-Maures, on the Var coast between Hyères and Le Lavandou.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  4. plage Beauvallon304
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    plage Beauvallon

    2.7

    Open anchorage in the Golfe de Saint-Tropez off the Beauvallon beach, at the foot of Grimaud, mixed sand, rock and weed bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
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    Anse de Boumandariel

    2.7

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

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
  6. Anse de Rénécros306
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    Anse de Rénécros

    2.7

    Sand cove on the W side of Bandol, separated from the main harbour by the Pointe du Cap Rousset, in the Var.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
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    Calanque de jonquier

    2.7

    Small calanque on the Côte Bleue between Niolon and Méjean, west of Marseille.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  8. Raka308
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    Raka

    2.6

    Sand anchorage on the east side of the Giens peninsula near Hyères, between La Capte to the north and Port Auguier to the south.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
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    Anse des Salettes

    2.6

    Cove on the south side of the Giens peninsula in Le Pradet, Var, on the north shore of the rade d'Hyères.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  10. Anse du sec310
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    Anse du sec

    2.6

    Small cove on the east side of La Ciotat, at the foot of the Bec de l'Aigle cliffs in the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, W
  11. Tiboulen de Maire311
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    Tiboulen de Maire

    2.6

    Small islet off Cap Croisette at the southern entrance to the Marseille archipelago, inside the Calanques national park.

    • Sheltered SE, S
  12. Berriau Plage312
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    Berriau Plage

    2.5

    Anchorage off Berriau beach on the eastern shore of the Salins d'Hyères, Var, with mixed sand, rock and algae bottom.

    • Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
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    La Pierre de l'Autel

    2.5

    Rocky pinnacle off the Embiez archipelago near Six-Fours-les-Plages, a known Mediterranean dive site.

    • Sheltered NE
  14. La Galiote314
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    La Galiote

    2.5

    Sand anchorage off Saint-Aygulf, on the Var coast between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
  15. Le Torpilleur315
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    Le Torpilleur

    2.5

    Rocky anchorage in the Calanque de Sormiou sector, east of the Pointe de Morgiou, inside the Parc National des Calanques near Marseille.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
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    Anse de Balaguier

    2.5

    Cove on the north shore of the rade de Toulon, off La Seyne-sur-Mer. Anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia meadow.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
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    Plage d’Arène Cros

    2.5

    Sand beach anchorage in the Baie des Lecques, on the western edge of the Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer shoreline, sheltered from the mistral by Cap Sicié to the east.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
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    Plage de l'Argentière

    2.4

    Anchorage off Plage de l'Argentière on the southern coast of La Londe-les-Maures, Var, with sand and algae bottom.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
  19. Le Lion de Mer319
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    Le Lion de Mer

    2.4

    Mooring buoys off the Lion de Mer rock, a 35 m porphyry islet west of Saint-Raphaël, Var.

    • Sheltered SE
  20. La Ciotat320
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    La Ciotat

    2.4

    Prohibited anchoring zone off La Ciotat on the Provence coast, between Marseille and Bandol. Sand bottom, sheltered from N, NW, W and SW.

    • Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
  21. Le Canadel321
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    Le Canadel

    2.4

    Buoy field of around 70 moorings off the beach of Le Canadel-sur-Mer, between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire, Var coast.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
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    L'isoletta

    2.3

    Small anchorage off Cap Ferrat on the French Riviera, between Beaulieu-sur-Mer and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  23. Plage des Cigales323
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    Plage des Cigales

    2.2

    Sand anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera.

    • Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
  24. Casemate of Èze324
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    Casemate of Èze

    2.2

    Anchorage off the Èze-sur-Mer shoreline, Alpes-Maritimes, below the village of Èze perched at 427 m. Sand and posidonia bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
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    Calanque des Salins

    2.1

    Prohibited anchorage zone on the east coast of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros National Park maritime perimeter.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
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    Brégançon

    1.9

    Anchorage off the Fort de Brégançon on the Bormes-les-Mimosas coast, Var, with sand, rock and posidonia on the bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  27. Baie du Lazaret327
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    Baie du Lazaret

    1.8

    Mud-bottomed bay inside the rade of Toulon, between La Seyne-sur-Mer and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula.

    • Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW
  28. Le Lion de Mer East328
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    Le Lion de Mer East

    1.7

    Buoy mooring east of the Lion de Mer rock, off Saint-Raphaël on the Esterel coast, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  29. Maire Sud ouest329
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    Maire Sud ouest

    1.6

    Anchorage on the south-west side of Île Maïre, off the Goudes at the entrance to the Calanques National Park, south of Marseille.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  30. Plage des Salins330
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    Plage des Salins

    1.6

    Anchorage off the Salins beach on the Hyères coast in Provence, sand and rock bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW