Best anchorages and harbours in Provence and Côte d'Azur

Pointe de Mourret

Rocky anchorage off the Pointe de Mourret, at the northern tip of the Embiez archipelago, opposite Le Brusc on the Var coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Îles de Lérins - Plateau du milieu

Anchorage on the plateau between Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat islands off Cannes, sand and weed bottom, open to all sectors.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

Cap Camarat

Open roadstead under the Cap Camarat lighthouse on the Ramatuelle peninsula, about 4 nm southeast of Saint-Tropez.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Marines de Cogolin

Marina of 1400 berths in the gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Port-Grimaud and Sainte-Maxime, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Toulon Vieille Darse

Marina of 560 berths inside the old naval harbour of Toulon, on the south coast of Provence.

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

Mouré Rouge

Municipal marina of 450 berths east of the Pointe de la Croisette in Cannes, sheltered by a curved breakwater opening south-west toward the Îles de Lérins.

Quai st Henri "port de commerce"

Commercial quay in the northern part of the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille, in the Saint-Henri district.

Plage de Briande

Open anchorage off a sand beach on the south flank of the Cap Lardier, between Cavalaire and La Croix-Valmer, Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Calanque des deux frères

Small calanque of the Esterel coast between Théoule-sur-Mer and Miramar, named after the two rocky islets off its entrance.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

La Madrague de Giens

Shallow-draught harbour of 159 berths on the western side of the Giens peninsula, at Hyères, facing the Île de Porquerolles.

Les Pharillons

Rock-bottom anchorage off the Pharillons islets south of Marseille, within the Parc national des Calanques. Sheltered from N and NE.

• Sheltered N, NE

Vallon des Auffes

Small fishing cove wedged between cliffs on the Corniche Kennedy in Marseille, west of the Anse de la Fausse Monnaie.

Îles du Frioul

Anchorages among the four limestone islands of the Frioul archipelago, 2.7 NM west of Marseille, within the Parc national des Calanques.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Anse du Verdon

Cove on the Côte Bleue just east of Cap Couronne, near Carro, western Bouches-du-Rhône.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Baie de la Figueirette

Anchorage on the Esterel coast of Théoule-sur-Mer, between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël, at the foot of the red porphyry cliffs.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Pic des Gabians

Rocky anchorage at the foot of the Pic des Gabians cliff near Les Goudes, south of Marseille, inside the Parc national des Calanques. Sheltered from N, NE and NW.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Calanque Saint-Pierre

Small bight immediately east of La Ciotat harbour. Anchoring is prohibited: moorings on buoys only during the season.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Carnoles

Open anchorage off the plage de Carnolès, between Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Menton, eastern Alpes-Maritimes.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Carras

Small marina at the mouth of the Magnan stream on the Promenade des Anglais, western Nice, Alpes-Maritimes.

Petit-Rouveau

Anchorage between the islets of Petit Rouveau and Grand Rouveau in the Embiez archipelago, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

• Sheltered S, SW

Plage de la Badine

Anchorage off the eastern shore of the Giens peninsula, south of Hyères, facing the Îles d'Hyères.

• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Port de La Capte - Hyères

Small marina of 198 berths on the east side of the Giens tombolo, commune of Hyères, Var.

Cap Léoube

Sand-bottom anchorage off Cap Léoube, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and La Londe-les-Maures, within the Natura 2000 perimeter of the Îles d'Hyères coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

La Bergerie

Sand anchorage off the east coast of the Giens peninsula, Hyères, facing the Porquerolles channel.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Théoule-Sur-Mer

Anchorage off the village of Théoule-sur-Mer on the eastern edge of the Esterel massif, facing the Bay of Cannes and the Lérins islands.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Île des Vieilles

Anchorage off the Île des Vieilles on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel, near Agay in the Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

îlot Deux-Frères

Twin rocky pinnacles off the Cap Sicié massif, south-west of La Seyne-sur-Mer.

• Sheltered NE, SE

Pointe de l'Ermitage

Anchorage on the east side of the Presqu'île de Giens, Hyères, just north of Port du Niel.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Carry le Rouet

Marina of 570 berths on the Côte Bleue, 25 km west of Marseille, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.