Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

Port Saint Pierre - Hyères

Marina of 1432 berths at Hyères, rade d'Hyères, Var. Main harbour of the commune.

Calanque de l'Erevine

Narrow limestone calanque on the Côte Bleue between Niolon and Méjean, west of Marseille, inside the Côte Bleue marine park.

• Sheltered NW, N

Calanque du Cap Nègre

Anchorage of around 40 spots in the calanque below Cap Nègre, on the coast of Le Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E

Pointe des Salis

Rocky anchorage off the northwest tip of the Giens peninsula in the Var, between Hyères and the Presqu'île de Giens.

• Sheltered N, NE

Pointe Notre Dame

Day anchorage on the Esterel coast south-west of Cannes, sand bottom below the red porphyry cliffs of the Corniche d'Or.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Madrague Montredon

Anchorage off the south-eastern tip of Marseille, just east of Port de la Madrague de Montredon, within the Parc national des Calanques.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Bonne Terrasse

Sheltered bay on the east coast of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Cap Camarat and Cap Taillat, in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

La Ciotat - Port vieux

Historic harbour of 700 berths in the heart of La Ciotat, at the foot of the former shipyards now converted into a superyacht refit centre.

Pointe Bacon

Anchorage off the eastern side of the Cap d'Antibes, near Port Vauban, sand bottom, open to the east.

• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Port Miramar

Marina of 1160 berths at La Londe-les-Maures, between Hyères and Le Lavandou on the Var coast.

Plage Pointe des Douaniers

Anchorage below the Pointe des Douaniers at Cap d'Ail, on the Cote d'Azur between Monaco and Eze.

• Sheltered NW, N

Port Canto - Cannes

Marina of 553 berths on the eastern side of the Cannes bay, between the Palm Beach and Pointe Croisette in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

L'Estaque

A 600-berth harbour on the northern shore of Marseille bay, in the L'Estaque district at the foot of the Nerthe range.

Port du Poussaï

Small marina of 90 berths at Agay, on the Estérel coast east of Saint-Raphaël, Var.

Port Méditerranée

Marina of 58 berths at Six-Fours-les-Plages on the Var coast, between Sanary-sur-Mer and La Seyne.

Rade de Ceyreste/ Grande Plage

Anchorage off the Grande Plage of La Ciotat, in the bay shared by Ceyreste and La Ciotat on the eastern Bouches-du-Rhône coast, between the Bec de l'Aigle and the port entrance.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Archipel des Embiez

Small archipelago off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var, owned by the Paul Ricard foundation, with anchorages on the western and southern shores of the main island.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Pointe des Chevaliers

Anchorage on the western side of the presqu'île de Giens, Var, facing the rade d'Hyères.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Ile Sainte-Marguerite East

Anchorage on the east side of Île Sainte-Marguerite in the Lérins archipelago off Cannes, sand and posidonia bottom, sheltered from N, open to S and SE.

• Sheltered N, SW, S, SE

Plage de Pampelonne

Open anchorage off a 4.5 km sandy beach on the south-east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Cap du Pinet and Cap Camarat.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

La Coudoulière

Anchorage off the sandy cove of La Coudoulière, on the west side of Six-Fours-les-Plages, Var. Sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Plage de L'Estaque

Open anchorage off L'Estaque beach in the northern suburbs of Marseille, on the Côte Bleue side of the Rade.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Saint-Tropez

Anchorage in the Golfe de Saint-Tropez, north of the old town and the Port du Pilon in the Var.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Port Du Cros de Cagnes

Small harbour of 60 berths on the Baie des Anges at Cagnes-sur-Mer, between Nice and Antibes.

Calanque des Anglais

Anchorage on the Esterel Corniche d'Or, just east of the Rade d'Agay, facing the red porphyry cliffs of the Cap du Dramont.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Plage de la Romaniquette

Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, between Saint-Chamas and Istres, Provence.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Anse du Camp Long

Small cove on the Estérel coast between Agay and Anthéor, Var. Anchorage on sand and rock, in red porphyry surroundings.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Baie du Grand Soufre

Anchorage on the west side of Pomègues, archipel du Frioul, off Marseille.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Calanque de Fontagne

Sand anchorage on the Marseille coast east of the Port des Goudes, within the Parc national des Calanques.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Plage De La Darse

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