Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

Plage de Malpasset

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

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Baie des Nations

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

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Rade de la Badine - Hyères

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

Sainte-Maxime

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

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Plage de Suveret

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

Port-Miou

A 457-berth marina set inside the Port-Miou calanque, 0.9 NM SW of Cassis, within the Calanques National Park.

Corbières Port

A 320-berth harbour set below the Corbières cliffs, between L'Estaque and the Côte Bleue, north of Marseille.

Pointe de Crau de Nao/ Beach Cap

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

Saint-Mitre

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

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Calanque du Brégançonnet

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

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Saint-Aygulf

Marina of 232 berths between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime on the Côte d'Azur, at the mouth of the Garonne coastal stream in the Var.

La Mitre

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

Saint Chamas

Marina of 280 berths on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, at the mouth of the Touloubre river.

Plage du Veillat

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

Port Inland

Inland marina of about 750 berths at Mandelieu-la-Napoule, west of Cannes, reached through a channel off the Bay of La Napoule.

Anse de l'Arène

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

La Bouillabaisse

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

La Ciotat - Nouveau Port

Marina of 640 berths at La Ciotat, east of Marseille, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Anse Saint-Gervais

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

• Sheltered N, NE

Calanque de Callelongue

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

Bunkers allemands

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

Port des Fourmis

Small marina of 243 berths at Beaulieu-sur-Mer, east of the main harbour of Beaulieu, reserved for shallow-draught boats.

Anse de l'Argent Faux

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

Pointe de Figuerolles

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

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Anse de l'Estaque

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

Calanque du Phare

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

Île du Grand Rouveau Ouest

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

Pointe de la Malalongue

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

• Sheltered NE, E

Pointe du Cimetière

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

Sausset-les-Pins

Marina of 523 berths on the Côte Bleue, between Carry-le-Rouet and Martigues, west of Marseille.