Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

Anse des Catalans

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

Plage du Ceinturon

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

Pointe de Caramassaigne

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

• Sheltered W, NW

Porquerolles

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

Les Gros Murs sud

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

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Rade d'Agay East

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

Plage des Fouirades

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

Anse de la Beaumaderie

Anchorage on the Côte Bleue between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins, west of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Cap Croisette

Anchorage at the southern tip of Marseille, off the Goudes, at the entrance of the Calanques national park.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Golfe de Fréjus

Sand anchorage in the Golfe de Fréjus between Fréjus and Saint-Aygulf, western Estérel coast, Var.

• Sheltered W, NW

Cap du Pinet

Anchorage on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Port Grimaud and the Pinet headland, in Provence.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Plage de Cavalière

Sand beach anchorage at Cavalière, commune of Le Lavandou, Var. Up to 71 marked summer buoys on sand and weed bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Port Auguier

Port of 109 berths on the west side of the Giens peninsula, between Port du Niel and La Madrague de Giens, in Hyères, Var.

Port Gapeau

Small river marina of 90 berths on the Gapeau estuary, east of Hyères, in Provence.

Anse de la Garoupe

Cove on the east side of Cap d'Antibes, below the Garoupe lighthouse and the sanctuary of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Plage de la Reine Jeanne

Sand anchorage off the beach of the same name on the eastern side of the Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Port Pin Rolland

Marina of 350 berths on the north shore of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, inside the western part of the Petite Rade de Toulon.

Cogolin

Sand anchorage at the head of the Golfe de Saint-Tropez, off the mouth of the Giscle river between Port-Grimaud and the Marines de Cogolin.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W

Anse de Bonnieu

Small cove on the Côte Bleue west of Martigues, between Port des Laurons and Carro, Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW

Avant-port de Sainte-Maxime

Prohibited anchoring zone in the outer harbour of Sainte-Maxime, Gulf of Saint-Tropez, sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Plage De Figuerolle, Saint Mitre

Anchorage off Figuerolles beach on the north shore of the Étang de Berre, near Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Anse de la Maronaise

Small cove on the Marseille coast near Les Goudes, at the western edge of the Calanques National Park, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S

Baie de Bandol

Anchorage in the bay of Bandol in the Var, between the mainland and the Île de Bendor 300 m offshore.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Istres- Les Heures Claires

Marina of 210 berths on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, south of Istres town.

Bonporteau

Sand-bottomed cove on the Var coast between Cavalaire-sur-Mer and Cap Lardier, sheltered from N, NE and NW winds.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Anse de Magaud

Small rocky cove on the western flank of the Cap Brun, east of Toulon, in Provence.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

L'Ayguade du Levant

Small harbour of 33 berths on the north coast of the Île du Levant, Îles d'Hyères, facing the mainland in Provence.

Plage de L'Aiguade

Sand anchorage on the north coast of Porquerolles, just west of the village harbour, inside the Port-Cros National Park perimeter.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Rade de Cannes

Open roadstead off the Croisette at Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, between the seafront and the Îles de Lérins 1 NM south.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Port du Croûton

Municipal port of about 390 berths on the western shore of the Cap d'Antibes, at Juan-les-Pins, Alpes-Maritimes.