Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

Saint-Mitre

Anchorage on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, off Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, Provence.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Calanque de Ratonneau

Anchorage on the north side of Ratonneau island in the Frioul archipelago, off Marseille, with sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Plage Saint-Clair

Anchorage off Saint-Clair beach on the eastern shore of Le Lavandou, Var, with sand bottom and shelter from N, W and NW winds.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Baie des Roches Bleues

Sand-bottom bay on the south coast of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between the Pilon anchorage and Saint-Tropez harbour.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Les îles Paul Ricard

Anchorage between the islands of Les Embiez and Le Gaou, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

• Sheltered SE, S

Calanque du Blé

Small rocky cove on the south side of the Giens peninsula, west of Port du Niel, in the Var.

• Sheltered NE, E

Calanque Longue

Narrow calanque on the west coast of Île du Levant, inside the Port-Cros national park.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Nice - Lympia

Historic harbour at the foot of Colline du Château in Nice, 450 berths, tidal-free Mediterranean basin with 4.1 m maximum draught.

UNCD Marseille

Union Nautique et Cercle des Dériveurs club basin inside the Vieux-Port of Marseille, 100 berths, max draught 2.4 m.

Grande Calanque

Anchorage on the east side of Pomègues in the Frioul archipelago off Marseille, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Les pierres hautes

Anchorage on the south side of île Sainte-Marguerite, îles de Lérins off Cannes, sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Port Privé Marco Polo

Private marina of 239 berths on the canals of Port Grimaud, on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez in Provence.

Saint Tropez

Marina of 734 berths on the south side of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, eastern Var coast.

La Seyne sur Mer

Marina of 300 berths in the inner part of the bay of Toulon, on the western shore known as the Petite Rade.

Saint Pierre des Embiez

Marina of 750 berths on Île des Embiez off Six-Fours-les-Plages, maximum draught 3 m, owned by the Ricard family since 1958.

Anse des Fosses

Cove on the east side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, just south of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Le Béal

Anchorage off the Île Sainte-Marguerite, in the Lérins archipelago off Cannes.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Sainte Marguerite Débarcadère

Landing pontoon on Ile Sainte-Marguerite, largest of the Iles de Lerins off Cannes, with 1 short-stay berth.

Port de l'Ayguade - Hyères

Marina on the east coast of the presqu'île de Giens, in the commune of Hyères, Var, on the Rade d'Hyères facing the île de Porquerolles.

Antibes - Port Vauban

Marina of 1 500 berths at Antibes between Nice and Cannes, known for its Quai des Milliardaires reserved for superyachts.

Baie de Cousse

Open bay between Sanary and Bandol, sand and rock bottom, day anchorage in settled weather.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Cannes Marina

Large inland marina at Mandelieu-La Napoule on the Siagne river mouth, 1769 berths, Côte d'Azur.

L'Ayguade

Anchorage off L'Ayguade on the north shore of the Île du Levant, the easternmost of the Îles d'Hyères.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Pointe de Bouvet

Anchorage off the Pointe de Bouvet on the presqu'île de Giens, western flank facing the rade d'Hyères.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Port d'Agay

Small marina of 195 berths in the rade d'Agay, between Saint-Raphaël and Saint-Tropez on the Esterel coast.

Baie de Sanary

Sand anchorage in the baie de Sanary, between the Cap Sicié to the east and the Île des Embiez to the west, on the Var coast in Provence.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

L'arpillon

Anchorage off Les Issambres on the Var coast, 0.3 NM east of Port de San Peïre Les Issambres, in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez approach.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Le Lavandou

Large marina of 1021 berths on the Var coast facing the Îles d'Hyères, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Cap Nègre.

Plage de la Garonnette

Sand beach anchorage on the Esterel coast between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Aygulf, fronted by shallow sand with patches of posidonia.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Débié

Anchorage on the south side of Pomègues, one of the Frioul islands off Marseille.

• Sheltered N, W, NW