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. Plage De La Darse241
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    Plage De La Darse

    3.3

    Buoy field of 21 moorings off Plage de la Darse in Villefranche-sur-Mer, in the western arm of the Rade de Villefranche, on the Côte d'Azur.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  2. Plage de Malpasset242
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    Plage de Malpasset

    3.3

    Anchorage off a small beach on the south coast of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, west of Toulon bay.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  3. Baie des Nations243
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    Baie des Nations

    3.3

    Anchorage on the north shore of the Baie de La Ciotat, off Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer in Provence.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  4. Rade de la Badine - Hyères244
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    Rade de la Badine - Hyères

    3.3

    Anchorage on the northern side of the Giens tombolo, east of Hyères, with sand and patches of posidonia seagrass on the bottom.

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
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    Sainte-Maxime

    3.3

    Anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez off the Sainte-Maxime seafront, sand bottom, open to the south.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
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    Plage de Suveret

    3.3

    Small cove at Théoule-sur-Mer on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel, between Cannes and La Napoule.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
  7. Pointe de Crau de Nao/ Beach Cap247
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    Pointe de Crau de Nao/ Beach Cap

    3.2

    Rocky point and small beach on the western shore of Cap Ferrat, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and the village of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
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    Saint-Mitre

    3.2

    Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, west of Istres.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  9. Calanque du Brégançonnet249
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    Calanque du Brégançonnet

    3.2

    Anchorage on the south side of Porquerolles, 1.1 NM SW of the village, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  10. La Mitre250
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    La Mitre

    3.2

    Sand anchorage off the Mourillon shoreline on the east side of the Toulon roadstead, 0.2 nm south of Saint-Louis du Mourillon and 0.7 nm from the Darse Nord.

    • Sheltered N, W, NW
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    Plage du Veillat

    3.2

    Sand anchorage off the main town beach of Saint-Raphaël, Var, between the old port and the Santa Lucia marina.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
  12. Anse de l'Arène252
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    Anse de l'Arène

    3.2

    Anchorage off Cassis, 0.8 NM south-east of the harbour and 1.3 NM east of Port-Miou, inside the Calanques National Park.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  13. La Bouillabaisse253
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    La Bouillabaisse

    3.2

    Anchorage in the Baie de Saint-Tropez off Plage de la Bouillabaisse, at the western entrance to the town, in the Var.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
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    Anse Saint-Gervais

    3.2

    Anchorage in the Golfe de Fos, on the western edge of Fos-sur-Mer, inside the commercial port zone.

    • Sheltered N, NE
  15. Calanque de Callelongue255
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    Calanque de Callelongue

    3.2

    Calanque at the southern tip of Marseille, at the entrance of the Parc national des Calanques, on a rock bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
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    Bunkers allemands

    3.2

    Rock-bottom anchorage on the Esterel coast between Agay and Le Dramont, off the wartime concrete bunkers that give the spot its name, in the Var.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
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    Anse de l'Argent Faux

    3.2

    Small cove on the south-western side of the Cap d'Antibes, between Port du Croûton and Port Gallice in the Alpes-Maritimes.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
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    Pointe de Figuerolles

    3.2

    Sand anchorage on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Niolon and Le Rove, on the Provence coast.

    • Sheltered SW, W, NW
  19. Anse de l'Estaque259
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    Anse de l'Estaque

    3.1

    Sand anchorage in the northern corner of the Rade de Marseille, off the old fishing village of L'Estaque.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, NW
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    Calanque du Phare

    3.1

    Small cove on the north coast of Île du Levant, Var, with a rocky bottom and open exposure to the east.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  21. Île du Grand Rouveau Ouest261
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    Île du Grand Rouveau Ouest

    3.1

    Rock anchorage on the western side of Île du Grand Rouveau, the outer island of the Embiez archipelago off Six-Fours-les-Plages.

    • Sheltered E
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    Pointe de la Malalongue

    3.1

    Anchorage off the south-west point of Port-Cros island in the Parc national de Port-Cros, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NE, E
  23. Pointe du Cimetière263
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    Pointe du Cimetière

    3.1

    Anchorage off the Pointe du Cimetière on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, close to the Plage des Graniers in the Var.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
  24. Anse des Catalans264
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    Anse des Catalans

    3.1

    Open anchorage off the Marseille corniche, between Vallon des Auffes 0.4 nm south and the Anse de la Réserve 0.5 nm east, in the 7th arrondissement.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S
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    Plage du Ceinturon

    3.1

    Anchorage off the Ceinturon beach on the east side of the Hyères peninsula, Var, opposite the salt marshes of the Vieux Salins.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
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    Pointe de Caramassaigne

    3.1

    Anchorage off the eastern shore of the Parc national des Calanques, between the calanques of Morgiou and Sormiou, west of Marseille.

    • Sheltered W, NW
  27. Porquerolles267
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    Porquerolles

    3.1

    Buoy field of 31 moorings in the bay of Porquerolles village, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W
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    Les Gros Murs sud

    3.1

    Prohibited anchoring zone on the south coast of Porquerolles, rock bottom, within the Port-Cros national park maritime perimeter.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  29. Rade d'Agay East269
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    Rade d'Agay East

    3.1

    Buoy field in the eastern part of the Rade d'Agay, a deep inlet of the Esterel massif between Saint-Raphaël and Cannes.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
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    Plage des Fouirades

    3.1

    Anchorage on the east side of the Cap Bénat peninsula in the Var, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the Îles d'Hyères. Sand and weed bottom, sheltered from N, NE and E.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E