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. Anse du Verdon181
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    Anse du Verdon

    3.7

    Cove on the Côte Bleue just east of Cap Couronne, near Carro, western Bouches-du-Rhône.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  2. Baie de la Figueirette182
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    Baie de la Figueirette

    3.7

    Anchorage on the Esterel coast of Théoule-sur-Mer, between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël, at the foot of the red porphyry cliffs.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  3. Pic des Gabians183
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    Pic des Gabians

    3.7

    Rocky anchorage at the foot of the Pic des Gabians cliff near Les Goudes, south of Marseille, inside the Parc national des Calanques. Sheltered from N, NE and NW.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  4. Calanque Saint-Pierre184
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    Calanque Saint-Pierre

    3.7

    Small bight immediately east of La Ciotat harbour. Anchoring is prohibited: moorings on buoys only during the season.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  5. Carnoles185
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    Carnoles

    3.7

    Open anchorage off the plage de Carnolès, between Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Menton, eastern Alpes-Maritimes.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
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    Petit-Rouveau

    3.7

    Anchorage between the islets of Petit Rouveau and Grand Rouveau in the Embiez archipelago, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

    • Sheltered S, SW
  7. Plage de la Badine187
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    Plage de la Badine

    3.7

    Anchorage off the eastern shore of the Giens peninsula, south of Hyères, facing the Îles d'Hyères.

    • Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
  8. Cap Léoube188
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    Cap Léoube

    3.7

    Sand-bottom anchorage off Cap Léoube, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and La Londe-les-Maures, within the Natura 2000 perimeter of the Îles d'Hyères coast.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
  9. La Bergerie189
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    La Bergerie

    3.7

    Sand anchorage off the east coast of the Giens peninsula, Hyères, facing the Porquerolles channel.

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
  10. Théoule-Sur-Mer190
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    Théoule-Sur-Mer

    3.7

    Anchorage off the village of Théoule-sur-Mer on the eastern edge of the Esterel massif, facing the Bay of Cannes and the Lérins islands.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
  11. Île des Vieilles191
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    Île des Vieilles

    3.6

    Anchorage off the Île des Vieilles on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel, near Agay in the Var.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
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    îlot Deux-Frères

    3.6

    Twin rocky pinnacles off the Cap Sicié massif, south-west of La Seyne-sur-Mer.

    • Sheltered NE, SE
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    Pointe de l'Ermitage

    3.6

    Anchorage on the east side of the Presqu'île de Giens, Hyères, just north of Port du Niel.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW
  14. Plage de Grimaud194
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    Plage de Grimaud

    3.6

    Open anchorage off the beach of Port-Grimaud at the head of the Golfe de Saint-Tropez.

    • Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
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    Pointe de la Ris

    3.6

    Sand anchorage close to the Pointe de la Ris, just south of the marina of Bormes-les-Mimosas on the west side of the Cap Bénat.

    • Sheltered N, SW, W, NW
  16. Baie du Rabat196
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    Baie du Rabat

    3.6

    Small sand anchorage on the east side of the Giens peninsula, south of Hyères.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  17. Île de Bagaud197
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    Île de Bagaud

    3.6

    Buoy field of 31 mooring buoys off Île de Bagaud in the Port-Cros National Park, Hyères archipelago, with sand and algae bottom.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, W, E, SE
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    Anse des Sablettes

    3.6

    Long sandy bay between La Seyne-sur-Mer and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula. Anchoring is prohibited here.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
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    Belvédère

    3.6

    Sand-bottom anchorage off the Belvédère rocks, 0.2 nm north of Bormes-les-Mimosas and 0.8 nm south-west of Le Lavandou, on the Var coast of Provence.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
  20. La Tour Fondue200
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    La Tour Fondue

    3.6

    Anchorage off the Tour Fondue headland at the southern tip of the Giens peninsula, Var, opposite Porquerolles.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
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    Plage de l'homme mort

    3.6

    Anchorage off a small cove on the Esterel coast between Boulouris and Agay, commune of Saint-Raphaël, Var.

    • Sheltered NW, N
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    Pointe de Galant

    3.6

    Sand-bottom anchorage on the north side of the Baie des Lecques, near Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer in western Var.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  23. Rade de Villefranche203
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    Rade de Villefranche

    3.6

    Deep natural bay between Nice and Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera, one of the deepest harbours on the Mediterranean coast with depths reaching 95 m close to shore.

    • Free
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
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    Pointe du Bau Rouge

    3.6

    Anchorage off the red cliffs of Carqueiranne, between Toulon and Hyères on the Var coast.

    • Sheltered N
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    Anse de l'Espalmador

    3.6

    Small cove on the south side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
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    Calanque Saint Jean de Dieu ou de l'Oeil de Verre

    3.6

    Small anchorage in the Calanque Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, also called Calanque de l'Œil de Verre, between Morgiou and Sormiou on the Marseille coast.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  27. Ile de Jarron207
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    Ile de Jarron

    3.6

    Anchorage by Île Jarron in the Riou archipelago south of Marseille, within the Calanques national park.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  28. Port de l'Éoube208
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    Port de l'Éoube

    3.6

    Small cove on the east side of Île Ratonneau in the Frioul archipelago, off Marseille.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
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    Calanque de Saména

    3.5

    Small rocky calanque on the south coast of Marseille, between La Madrague de Montredon and Les Goudes, at the gateway to the Parc national des Calanques.

    • Sheltered E, SE
  30. île Maire210
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    île Maire

    3.5

    Rocky islet off the Marseille coast at the western edge of the Calanques national park, separated from Cap Croisette by the Tiboulen channel.

    • Sheltered E, SE, S, SW