Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

Arnette

Rocky-bottom anchorage on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Carro and Port des Laurons.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Île Jarre Est

Anchorage on the eastern side of Île Jarre, an uninhabited limestone island in the Calanques National Park south of Marseille.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Île d'If

Small island off Marseille in the Frioul archipelago, home to the Château d'If fortress, 1.3 nautical miles from the Vieux-Port.

• Sheltered S

Marylene

Anchorage off the coast between Cavalaire-sur-Mer and Saint-Tropez, in the Var department of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Corniche Du Liouquet

Rocky anchorage along the Liouquet coast between La Ciotat and Les Lecques, eastern Var.

• Sheltered N, NE

Fourmigue

Rocky mooring off Cap Bénat, east of the Hyères roadstead, on the Var coast of Provence.

Plage du Cavaou

Anchorage off Plage du Cavaou at the mouth of the Golfe de Fos, sand and mud bottom, sheltered from winds from NW to SW.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Anse du Levant

Anchorage off the Mourillon beaches at Toulon, facing the Petite Rade and the naval base.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S

Plage de la Pointe du Pellegrin

Rocky anchorage on the Var coast, about 1.3 NM east of Port Maravenne and Port Miramar, between Toulon and Hyeres.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Anse de la Couronne Vieille

Small cove on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Carro and Port des Laurons, with a sand bottom. Anchoring is prohibited here.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Anse des Roseaux

Cove on the Saint-Mandrier peninsula in the Rade de Toulon, posidonia bottom, sheltered from NW, W and SW.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Baie de Cousse

Open anchorage on the Provence coast between Bandol and Sanary-sur-Mer, south of the Gorguette cove.

• Sheltered NE, E

Calanque Blanche

Small calanque west of Les Goudes, on the southern edge of Marseille, in the Calanques National Park.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Calanque d'Aurelle

Small rocky cove on the Esterel coast between Théoule-sur-Mer and Miramar, western end of the Baie de Cannes.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Calanque de la Mounine

Small calanque on the Marseilleveyre massif east of the Goudes, inside the Parc national des Calanques on the Marseille coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Calanque du Petit Caneiret

Small red-rock cove on the Estérel coast between Agay and Anthéor, sand bottom, open to the south-east.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Écueil du Nidan

Anchorage off the rocky shelf known as the Nidan, on the south shore of the Giens peninsula in the Var.

• Sheltered N, NW

Grotte aux Chauves-souris

Rock anchorage in the Calanque d'Ensues-la-Redonne, on the Cote Bleue west of Marseille, within the Parc Marin de la Cote Bleue.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Le Jai

Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off the Le Jaï spit between Marignane and Châteauneuf-les-Martigues.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Le littoral

Open anchorage along the coast of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, between La Ciotat and Bandol, off the Var shore.

• Sheltered SE

Le petit Gerard

Rocky anchorage on the west side of the Embiez archipelago, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Les Oursinières

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south side of the Presqu'île de Giens in the bay of Le Pradet, Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Mouillage de l'étang de Berre

Anchorage in the étang de Berre, Provence, mud bottom, sheltered from E, SW, S and SE winds.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Marquise

Sand anchorage off l'Ayguade d'Hyeres in the Var, east of the Giens peninsula on the Provencal coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Martigues

Anchorage in the étang de Berre basin off Martigues, at the north end of the Canal de Caronte.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Menton

Anchorage off the town of Menton on the Côte d'Azur, Alpes-Maritimes, close to the Italian border, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Nautic Club Miramas

Anchorage off the Nautic Club de Miramas on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, south of Saint-Chamas.

• Sheltered NE, E

Plage de Bonporteau

Anchorage south-west of Cavalaire-sur-Mer in the baie de Cavalaire, mixed sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW

Plage du Bouvet Cove

Daytime anchorage on the south coast of Giens peninsula, east of Port du Niel, facing the Îles d'Hyères.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

pointe de gueretion

Anchorage on the north coast of Île du Levant, Var, facing the Parc national de Port-Cros to the west.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE