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. Le Rayol151
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    Le Rayol

    3.9

    Buoy field off Le Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer on the Corniche des Maures, about 50 mooring buoys in the Var.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  2. Baie de la Palud152
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    Baie de la Palud

    3.9

    Mooring buoy in the Baie de la Palud on the north shore of Port-Cros, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros, Var. Weedy bottom, protection from W, SW, S and SE winds.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
  3. Cavalaire153
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    Cavalaire

    3.9

    Zone de mouillage organisée of 85 buoys in the bay of Cavalaire-sur-Mer on the Var coast, sand bottom.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
  4. Anse de Fabrégas154
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    Anse de Fabrégas

    3.9

    Cove on the south coast of the Six-Fours-les-Plages commune, between Cap Sicié to the west and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula to the east.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  5. La Mare Règue155
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    La Mare Règue

    3.9

    Rock and sand anchorage on the Estérel coast between Agay and Le Poussaï, in the red porphyry cliffs west of Cannes.

    • Sheltered N, W, NW
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    Pointe du Figuier

    3.9

    Headland on the western side of the Morgiou calanque, south of Marseille, inside the core zone of the Parc national des Calanques where anchoring is prohibited.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
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    Baie de Port Man

    3.9

    Deep bay on the north-east tip of Port-Cros, inside the national park and one of the most sheltered anchorages on the island.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
  8. Golfe Juan158
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    Golfe Juan

    3.9

    Bay on the Côte d'Azur between Cap d'Antibes and the Îles de Lérins, opposite Vallauris and Juan-les-Pins.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
  9. Plage de la Gaillarde159
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    Plage de la Gaillarde

    3.9

    Anchorage off the Plage de la Gaillarde between Saint-Aygulf and Les Issambres, eastern Var. Mixed sand, rock and posidonia, shelter from NW to SW winds.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  10. Plage des Salins160
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    Plage des Salins

    3.9

    Anchorage off the Plage des Salins at Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var, just north of the Embiez archipelago.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
  11. Calanque de Bonne Eau161
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    Calanque de Bonne Eau

    3.8

    Small cove on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Les Issambres and Port Ferréol, with a sand bottom in clear water.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  12. Pointe de Pipady162
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    Pointe de Pipady

    3.8

    Anchorage off the Mourillon headland at the eastern entrance of Toulon's Petite Rade, sand and algae bottom.

    • Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
  13. Baie de Sanary - Pointe Nègre163
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    Baie de Sanary - Pointe Nègre

    3.8

    Anchorage off Pointe Nègre on the west side of the bay of Sanary-sur-Mer, Var coast, mixed sand and weed bottom.

    • Sheltered E, SE
  14. Baie du Niel Est164
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    Baie du Niel Est

    3.8

    Anchorage on the east side of the Baie du Niel, on the Giens peninsula south of Hyères, Var.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  15. Crique Du Figuier Rayol165
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    Crique Du Figuier Rayol

    3.8

    Small cove on the Rayol-Canadel shoreline, Var coast, sand and algae bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
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    île de la Tour Fondue

    3.8

    Small rocky island in the Embiez archipelago off Six-Fours-les-Plages, western side of the Petit Rouveau channel.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  17. Plage de Pramousquier167
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    Plage de Pramousquier

    3.8

    Open anchorage off Pramousquier beach on the Corniche des Maures, between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire-sur-Mer in the Var.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  18. Anse de Sainte-Croix168
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    Anse de Sainte-Croix

    3.8

    Small cove on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, where anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia seagrass meadow.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
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    Pointe Notre-Dame

    3.8

    Anchorage off the Pointe Notre-Dame on the Esterel coast at Théoule-sur-Mer, at the western end of the Gulf of La Napoule.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  20. Baie d'Èze170
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    Baie d'Èze

    3.8

    Open roadstead on the Côte d'Azur between Cap d'Ail and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, below the perched village of Èze.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  21. Baie de Roquebrune171
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    Baie de Roquebrune

    3.8

    Anchorage in the baie de Roquebrune between Monaco and Menton on the Côte d'Azur, off Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in the Alpes-Maritimes.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
  22. Cap Roux172
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    Cap Roux

    3.8

    Anchorage on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel massif, between Théoule-sur-Mer and Agay, Var.

    • Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW
  23. Pointe de Mourret173
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    Pointe de Mourret

    3.8

    Rocky anchorage off the Pointe de Mourret, at the northern tip of the Embiez archipelago, opposite Le Brusc on the Var coast.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
  24. Îles de Lérins - Plateau du milieu174
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    Îles de Lérins - Plateau du milieu

    3.8

    Anchorage on the plateau between Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat islands off Cannes, sand and weed bottom, open to all sectors.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE
  25. Cap Camarat175
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    Cap Camarat

    3.8

    Open roadstead under the Cap Camarat lighthouse on the Ramatuelle peninsula, about 4 nm southeast of Saint-Tropez.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S
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    Calanque de l'Indienne

    3.7

    Small anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, within the Parc national de Port-Cros, the oldest marine national park in Europe, established in 1963.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
  27. Plage de Briande177
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    Plage de Briande

    3.7

    Open anchorage off a sand beach on the south flank of the Cap Lardier, between Cavalaire and La Croix-Valmer, Var.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  28. Calanque des deux frères178
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    Calanque des deux frères

    3.7

    Small calanque of the Esterel coast between Théoule-sur-Mer and Miramar, named after the two rocky islets off its entrance.

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
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    Les Pharillons

    3.7

    Rock-bottom anchorage off the Pharillons islets south of Marseille, within the Parc national des Calanques. Sheltered from N and NE.

    • Sheltered N, NE
  30. Îles du Frioul180
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    Îles du Frioul

    3.7

    Anchorages among the four limestone islands of the Frioul archipelago, 2.7 NM west of Marseille, within the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW