Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

Plage du Boeuf

Sand anchorage off a short beach on the south side of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, west of the naval installations of Cap Cépet.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Route du Sel

Anchorage along the western shore of the Giens tombolo between Hyères and the Giens peninsula, sand and weed bottom sheltered from N to E.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Le Baou Rouge

Anchorage under the red cliffs of the Calanques massif east of Marseille, inside the Parc national des Calanques.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Plage de la Fossette

Small cove on the Corniche des Maures between Le Lavandou and Cavalière, with a mixed sand and posidonia seagrass bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Pointe du Rix

Rocky point on the north-east coast of the island of Les Embiez, facing the Brusc lagoon.

• Sheltered NE

Pointe du Trésor

Anchorage along the rocky shore of the Pointe du Trésor, west of Cavalaire-sur-Mer on the Corniche des Maures.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Rade de la Badine - La Capte

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

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Saint Laurent du Var

Marina of 1089 berths at the mouth of the Var river, 2 NM west of Nice airport, one of the largest marinas on the French Riviera.

Baie d'Alicastre - Plage Notre Dame

Open bay on the north-east coast of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros national park, off Plage Notre-Dame.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Port de Ferrières

Marina of 334 berths on the Ferrières basin in Martigues, opposite the Jonquières and L'Île districts on the Canal de Caronte.

Port des Salettes

Municipal marina of 411 berths at Carqueiranne, on the eastern shore of the Rade de Hyères between Toulon and the Giens peninsula.

Port Gallice

Marina of 436 berths at Juan-les-Pins, on the west side of Cap d'Antibes.

D-Marin Camille Rayon

Large marina of 840 berths in the bay of Golfe-Juan, on the western side of the Cap d'Antibes, operated by D-Marin.

Mouillage du Piton

Buoy field off the east side of Cap d'Antibes, between Port Gallice and the Anse de la Garoupe, with 31 moorings.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Santa Lucia

Marina of 1500 berths east of Saint-Raphaël on the Esterel coast, Var.

Anse du Creux Saint-Georges

Small sand cove on the north side of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, inside the Petite Rade de Toulon.

• Free
• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W

Île de Jarre

Uninhabited island south-east of Marseille, inside the Calanques national park, with a sand anchorage on its northern side protected from southerly winds.

• Sheltered SE, S

Plage de la Madrague

Anchorage off the western shore of the Giens peninsula, near Hyères, on a sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, 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

Port-Cros

Small harbour on Port-Cros island, within the Port-Cros national park, off Hyères in the Var.

Anse de la Fausse Monnaie

Cove on the north coast of Port-Cros, within the parc national de Port-Cros off the Var coast.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Baie du Langoustier

West-facing bay on Île de Porquerolles, between the Pointe du Grand Langoustier and the village, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Calanque de Sugiton

Narrow calanque between Marseille and Cassis, in the core zone of the Parc national des Calanques, where anchoring is prohibited and access is regulated.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Calanque du Bon-Dieu

Small anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, in the maritime perimeter of the Parc national de Port-Cros.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Cap de l'Estérel

Anchorage off the south-east coast of the Giens peninsula in the Var, sand bottom, open to easterly winds.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

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

Calanque des poissons

Small cove on the Marseilleveyre coast in the Parc national des Calanques, between Les Goudes and the Île Maïre.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Etang de Berre

Anchorage on the Étang de Berre, a 155 km² brackish lagoon west of Marseille connected to the Mediterranean by the Canal de Caronte at Martigues.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Les Sardinaux

Shallow rocky plateau east of Sainte-Maxime in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, a popular day anchorage with turquoise water over sand patches.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Port de la Figueirette

Marina of 218 berths in the hamlet of Le Trayas, on the Corniche d'Or at the foot of the Estérel massif.