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. Estagnets91
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    Estagnets

    4.2

    Anchorage on the west side of the Giens peninsula, north of Port du Niel, mixed sand and posidonia bottom.

    • Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
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    Baie de la Garonne

    4.2

    Wide bay on the south coast of Le Pradet, sand and rock bottom with posidonia, day anchorage east of Toulon roadstead.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  3. Calanque de Fontagne93
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    Calanque de Fontagne

    4.2

    Small south-facing inlet on the Marseilleveyre massif east of Les Goudes, inside the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Sheltered S
  4. L'île d'Or94
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    L'île d'Or

    4.2

    Small private island off Le Dramont, east of Saint-Raphaël, recognisable by its square Saracen-style tower of red porphyry built in 1912.

    • Sheltered N, S, SE
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    Anse du Bon Renaud

    4.2

    South-facing cove on the northern coast of Île de Porquerolles, about 0.6 nm west of the village harbour, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
  6. Île de Bendor96
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    Île de Bendor

    4.2

    Small private island off Bandol, bought by Paul Ricard in 1950 and developed into a cultural site with a marina on its north side.

    • Sheltered S, SE
  7. Plage de Portisol97
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    Plage de Portisol

    4.2

    Sandy cove on the west side of Sanary-sur-Mer, Var, between Pointe Cogolin and the harbour entrance.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  8. Plage Du Capelan98
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    Plage Du Capelan

    4.2

    Small cove on the Île Rousse peninsula west of Bandol, southern Provence, used as a day anchorage.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
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    Calanque de Figuerolles

    4.2

    Small ochre-cliff calanque on the western side of La Ciotat, with a sand and rock bottom sheltered from the northerly quadrant.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
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    Plage De La Madrague

    4.2

    Anchorage off the sandy beach of La Madrague, a cove on the western side of the Baie des Lecques, between La Ciotat and Bandol.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
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    Plage du Lavandou

    4.2

    Sandy anchorage off the main beach of Le Lavandou, on the Var coast between Cap Bénat and Cap Nègre.

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
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    Calanque de Morgiou Sud

    4.2

    Anchorage at the southern entrance of the Calanque de Morgiou, within the Parc national des Calanques between Marseille and Cassis.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
  13. Gorges du Loup103
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    Gorges du Loup

    4.2

    Rocky inlet on the south coast of Porquerolles island, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros, rock bottom.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, NW
  14. Port de la Redonne104
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    Port de la Redonne

    4.2

    Anchorage off the small harbour of La Redonne-Ensuès on the Côte Bleue, inside the Parc marin.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
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    Baie de Bon-Porte - Pointe du Canadel

    4.2

    Sand anchorage on the Var coast between Cavalaire and Le Lavandou, at the foot of the Maures massif off the Pointe du Canadel.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
  16. Calanque de l'Escondelle106
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    Calanque de l'Escondelle

    4.2

    Cove on the western flank of Île de Pomègues, Frioul archipelago, facing the open sea off Marseille.

    • Sheltered E, SE, S
  17. Île du Grand-Rouveau107
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    Île du Grand-Rouveau

    4.2

    Anchorage off the Île du Grand-Rouveau, a rocky islet west of the Embiez archipelago in the Var, topped by a 19th century lighthouse.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SW, SE
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    La Gracieuse

    4.2

    Sand-spit anchorage on the east side of the Golfe de Fos, at the tip of the Gracieuse sand bar, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, W
  19. Pointe du Canouvié109
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    Pointe du Canouvié

    4.2

    Anchorage on the eastern side of Île des Embiez, sheltered from the west wind between the island and Le Brusc.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
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    Saint-Mitre

    4.2

    Anchorage on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, off Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, Provence.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW
  21. Calanque de Ratonneau111
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    Calanque de Ratonneau

    4.1

    Anchorage on the north side of Ratonneau island in the Frioul archipelago, off Marseille, with sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  22. Plage Saint-Clair112
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    Plage Saint-Clair

    4.1

    Anchorage off Saint-Clair beach on the eastern shore of Le Lavandou, Var, with sand bottom and shelter from N, W and NW winds.

    • Sheltered N, W, NW
  23. Baie des Roches Bleues113
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    Baie des Roches Bleues

    4.1

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

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  24. Les îles Paul Ricard114
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    Les îles Paul Ricard

    4.1

    Anchorage between the islands of Les Embiez and Le Gaou, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

    • Sheltered SE, S
  25. Calanque du Blé115
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    Calanque du Blé

    4.1

    Small rocky cove on the south side of the Giens peninsula, west of Port du Niel, in the Var.

    • Sheltered NE, E
  26. Calanque Longue116
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    Calanque Longue

    4.1

    Narrow calanque on the west coast of Île du Levant, inside the Port-Cros national park.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S
  27. Grande Calanque117
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    Grande Calanque

    4.1

    Anchorage on the east side of Pomègues in the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  28. Les pierres hautes118
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    Les pierres hautes

    4.1

    Anchorage on the south side of île Sainte-Marguerite, îles de Lérins off Cannes, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  29. Anse des Fosses119
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    Anse des Fosses

    4.1

    Cove on the east side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, just south of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  30. Le Béal120
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    Le Béal

    4.1

    Anchorage off the Île Sainte-Marguerite, in the Lérins archipelago off Cannes.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W