Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

La Galiote

Sand anchorage off Saint-Aygulf, on the Var coast between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Le Torpilleur

Rocky anchorage in the Calanque de Sormiou sector, east of the Pointe de Morgiou, inside the Parc National des Calanques near Marseille.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Anse de Balaguier

Cove on the north shore of the rade de Toulon, off La Seyne-sur-Mer. Anchoring is prohibited to protect the Posidonia meadow.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plage d’Arène Cros

Sand beach anchorage in the Baie des Lecques, on the western edge of the Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer shoreline, sheltered from the mistral by Cap Sicié to the east.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Pomegue

Small harbour in the former military cove of Pomegues, on the southern island of the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, inside the Calanques National Park perimeter.

Port de Marignane

Small municipal harbour of 20 berths on the south shore of the Étang de Berre, at the mouth of the Cadière river in Marignane.

Plage de l'Argentière

Anchorage off Plage de l'Argentière on the southern coast of La Londe-les-Maures, Var, with sand and algae bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Le Lion de Mer

Mooring buoys off the Lion de Mer rock, a 35 m porphyry islet west of Saint-Raphaël, Var.

• Sheltered SE

La Ciotat

Prohibited anchoring zone off La Ciotat on the Provence coast, between Marseille and Bandol. Sand bottom, sheltered from N, NW, W and SW.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Le Canadel

Buoy field of around 70 moorings off the beach of Le Canadel-sur-Mer, between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire, Var coast.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Port Albert Samson

Small marina on the north shore of the Étang de Berre at Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône.

L'isoletta

Small anchorage off Cap Ferrat on the French Riviera, between Beaulieu-sur-Mer and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Plage des Cigales

Sand anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Port de la Gorguette

Small harbour of 25 berths on the shoreline between Sanary-sur-Mer and Bandol, in the Var.

Port Pothuau

Small port on the east side of the Hyères salt pans, commune of Hyères, Var.

Port de Morgiou

Small fishing port at the head of the calanque de Morgiou, inside the Parc national des Calanques, east of Marseille.

Carro

Fishing and pleasure harbour of 180 berths on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, sheltered behind a rocky headland in the commune of Martigues.

Casemate of Èze

Anchorage off the Èze-sur-Mer shoreline, Alpes-Maritimes, below the village of Èze perched at 427 m. Sand and posidonia bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Calanque des Salins

Prohibited anchorage zone on the east coast of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros National Park maritime perimeter.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Pointe Rouge

Marseille's southern marina, 1200 berths in the 8th arrondissement, opening onto the bay of Marseille facing the Frioul archipelago.

Brégançon

Anchorage off the Fort de Brégançon on the Bormes-les-Mimosas coast, Var, with sand, rock and posidonia on the bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Port du Sagnas

Two-berth pontoon on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, at Saint-Chamas, Bouches-du-Rhône.

Baie du Lazaret

Mud-bottomed bay inside the rade of Toulon, between La Seyne-sur-Mer and the Saint-Mandrier peninsula.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

Le Lion de Mer East

Buoy mooring east of the Lion de Mer rock, off Saint-Raphaël on the Esterel coast, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Maire Sud ouest

Anchorage on the south-west side of Île Maïre, off the Goudes at the entrance to the Calanques National Park, south of Marseille.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Plage des Salins

Anchorage off the Salins beach on the Hyères coast in Provence, sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Pointe Croisette

Marina of 272 berths on the Pointe Croisette in Cannes, at the eastern end of the Boulevard de la Croisette, Côte d'Azur.

Port des Goudes

Small fishing harbour at the southern tip of Marseille, at the gateway to the Calanques National Park.

Arnette

Rocky-bottom anchorage on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille, between Carro and Port des Laurons.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Île Jarre Est

Anchorage on the eastern side of Île Jarre, an uninhabited limestone island in the Calanques National Park south of Marseille.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE