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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31AnchorageFranceBaie du Niel Ouest
4.6Anchorage on the north shore of the Giens peninsula, near the small Port du Niel, in the Hyeres area.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
32AnchorageFranceCalanque des Cambrettes
4.6Rocky inlet on the south side of Île Pomègues in the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, inside the Calanques national park.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
33AnchorageFranceAnse Devenson
4.5Calanque between Morgiou and Sugiton in the Parc national des Calanques, west of Cassis and south of Marseille.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
34AnchorageFranceCabanes du Gapeau
4.5Anchorage off the mouth of the Gapeau, near Hyeres in the Var. Ten marked positions on mixed sand and rock.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 35AnchorageFrance
Plage De Mar Vivo
4.5Beach 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
36AnchorageFrancePlage de l'Estagnol
4.5Sandy anchorage in the bay of l'Estagnol, west of Cap de Brégançon, on the commune of Bormes-les-Mimosas.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
- 37AnchorageFrance
Pointe du Dattier
4.5Sand-bottomed anchorage on the Corniche des Maures between Cavalaire and Le Lavandou, commune of Le Rayol-Canadel, Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
38AnchorageFranceCrique de Niel
4.5Small 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
39AnchorageFranceGrande Calanque
4.5Anchorage off the Cap Bénat peninsula on the Var coast, between Le Lavandou and the Hyères islands.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
40AnchorageFrancePlage de la Galère
4.5Sand anchorage on the west side of the Cap Bénat peninsula, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou in the Var.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 41AnchorageFrance
Plage des Sablettes
4.5Anchorage off the Sablettes beach at Menton, on the Franco-Italian border in the eastern Riviera.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 42AnchorageFrance
Sèche de Cassin
4.5Offshore shoal in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Pampelonne and the Baie des Canebiers, usable as a fair-weather anchorage.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
- 43AnchorageFrance
Anse de Ranquet
4.5Shallow sandy cove on the north-east shore of the Étang de Berre, a short hop south of Istres.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
- 44AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Romaniquette
4.5Anchorage in the Étang de Berre lagoon, west of Saint-Chamas, with sand and algae seabed.
- Sheltered W
45AnchorageFranceCalanque des figuières
4.5Rock-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
46AnchorageFranceAnse du Gau
4.5Small cove on the west side of Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the private harbour of Cap Bénat, in the Var.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
47AnchorageFranceMouillage de Tarente
4.5Anchorage in the baie des Lecques on the Provençal coast, between La Madrague and Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S
- 48AnchorageFrance
Calanque de l'Establon
4.5Small calanque on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Niolon and the port of Corbières, inside the parc marin de la Côte Bleue.
- Sheltered N, W, NW
49AnchorageFranceCap Taillat
4.5Anchorage off the sand tombolo of Cap Taillat, on the Var coast between Cavalaire and Ramatuelle. Sand bottom, sheltered from S, SW, W and NW.
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
50AnchorageFranceCalanque de Port Pin
4.4Narrow calanque between Port-Miou and En-Vau, inside the Parc national des Calanques, east of Marseille.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 51AnchorageFrance
La Courtade
4.4North-facing sandy bay on Île de Porquerolles, just east of the village harbour, the longest beach on the island at roughly 2 km, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
52AnchorageFrancePort de Méjean
4.4Small rocky calanque on the Côte Bleue between Marseille and Carry-le-Rouet, west of l'Estaque.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
- 53AnchorageFrance
Plage de Lequin
4.4Sand-bottom anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, about 0.8 NM north-east of the village harbour.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
54AnchorageFranceMouillage de Saint-Selon
4.4Anchorage on the southern shore of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, at the entrance to the Toulon roadstead in Provence.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
55AnchorageFrancePointe st Etienne - st Chamas
4.4Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off the Pointe Saint-Étienne between Saint-Chamas and Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
56AnchorageFranceLe troue du diable
4.4Rocky cove at the foot of the Bec de l'Aigle cliffs west of La Ciotat, Provence.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 57AnchorageFrance
Plage de la Bauma
4.4Anchorage on the east side of the Presqu'île de Giens in the Var, mixed sand and weed bottom, sheltered from NW through S.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 58AnchorageFrance
Baie de la Gorguette
4.4Anchorage on the Provençal coast between Bandol and Sanary-sur-Mer in the Var, off the Plage de la Gorguette.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, NW
- 59AnchorageFrance
Calanque de la Tripe
4.3Small calanque on the south side of Cap Bénat in the Var, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the Île du Levant. Bottom of sand and posidonia.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
- 60AnchorageFrance
Calanque de Morgiou
4.3Calanque east of Sormiou with a small fishing port in the Calanques national park. Anchoring is prohibited in the calanque itself to protect posidonia meadows.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW