Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

Rade de la Badine - La Capte

Open roadstead off La Capte beach on the Giens isthmus, east of Hyères, Provence.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Anse de Ranquet

Shallow sandy cove on the north-east shore of the Étang de Berre, a short hop south of Istres.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Anse Devenson

Calanque between Morgiou and Sugiton in the Parc national des Calanques, west of Cassis and south of Marseille.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Anse du Gau

Small cove on the west side of Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the private harbour of Cap Bénat, in the Var.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Anse du Rouet

Small calanque on the Côte Bleue, just east of Carry-le-Rouet inside the Parc marin de la Côte Bleue.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Baie d'Èze

Open roadstead on the Côte d'Azur between Cap d'Ail and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, below the perched village of Èze.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Baie de Sanary

Rocky anchorage in the bay off Sanary-sur-Mer, Var coast, sheltered from northerly winds and open to the south.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Bandol

Major marina of 1 600 berths in the bay of Bandol, between the Ile de Bendor and the town of Sanary-sur-Mer, on the Var coast.

Basse du Vengeur

Rocky anchorage off the north coast of Sainte-Marguerite island, in the Lérins archipelago off Cannes.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Calanque de l'Indienne

Small anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, within the Parc national de Port-Cros, the oldest marine national park in Europe, established in 1963.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Calanque de Port Pin

Narrow calanque between Port-Miou and En-Vau, inside the Parc national des Calanques, east of Marseille.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Cap Taillat

Anchorage off the sand tombolo of Cap Taillat, on the Var coast between Cavalaire and Ramatuelle. Sand bottom, sheltered from S, SW, W and NW.

• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Chantier Naval de Provence

Boatyard at Port-de-Bouc, on the Golfe de Fos, at the western end of the Étang de Berre channel.

Crique Du Figuier Rayol

Small cove on the Rayol-Canadel shoreline, Var coast, sand and algae bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Grand-Cale - Porquerolles

Anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, within the Parc national de Port-Cros, between Calanque de l'Oustaou de Diou and the south-eastern headland of the island.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Horizon Marine

Private marina at Châteauneuf-les-Martigues on the Étang de Berre, Bouches-du-Rhône, with 70 berths.

La Mare Règue

Rock and sand anchorage on the Estérel coast between Agay and Le Poussaï, in the red porphyry cliffs west of Cannes.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Le troue du diable

Rocky cove at the foot of the Bec de l'Aigle cliffs west of La Ciotat, Provence.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Mandelieu la Napoule

Marina of 914 berths at the mouth of the Siagne river in the Golfe de La Napoule, between Cannes and the Estérel massif.

Marina Baie des Anges

Marina of 515 berths at Villeneuve-Loubet, between Nice and Antibes, built at the foot of the pyramid-shaped residential towers designed by architect André Minangoy.

Mouillage de Tarente

Anchorage in the baie des Lecques on the Provençal coast, between La Madrague and Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S

Plage de Léoube

Open anchorage off Plage de Léoube, on the south coast of the Cap de Brégançon peninsula, between Le Lavandou and Hyères.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Plage des Éléphants

Sandy anchorage off the Issambres coast between Saint-Aygulf and Sainte-Maxime, in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Pointe de Carapègue

Rock anchorage on the western shore of Pomègues in the Frioul archipelago, 2 nm west of the Vieux-Port of Marseille.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Pointe de Pipady

Anchorage off the Mourillon headland at the eastern entrance of Toulon's Petite Rade, sand and algae bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Pointe du Dattier

Sand-bottomed anchorage on the Corniche des Maures between Cavalaire and Le Lavandou, commune of Le Rayol-Canadel, Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Pointe du Figuier

Headland on the western side of the Morgiou calanque, south of Marseille, inside the core zone of the Parc national des Calanques where anchoring is prohibited.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Pointe du Sud - Port Cros

Anchorage off the southern tip of Port-Cros island, inside the Port-Cros national park, Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Pointe Notre-Dame

Anchorage off the Pointe Notre-Dame on the Esterel coast at Théoule-sur-Mer, at the western end of the Gulf of La Napoule.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Pointe st Etienne - st Chamas

Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off the Pointe Saint-Étienne between Saint-Chamas and Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW