Best anchorages and harbours in Riviera · Alpes-Maritimes
69 documented anchorages and harbours in Riviera · Alpes-Maritimes, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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31AnchorageFranceBaie de la Figueirette
3.7Anchorage 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
32AnchorageFranceCarnoles
3.7Open anchorage off the plage de Carnolès, between Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Menton, eastern Alpes-Maritimes.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
33AnchorageFranceThéoule-Sur-Mer
3.7Anchorage 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
34AnchorageFranceÎle des Vieilles
3.6Anchorage off the Île des Vieilles on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel, near Agay in the Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 35AnchorageFrance
Plage de l'homme mort
3.6Anchorage off a small cove on the Esterel coast between Boulouris and Agay, commune of Saint-Raphaël, Var.
- Sheltered NW, N
36AnchorageFranceRade de Villefranche
3.6Deep natural bay between Nice and Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera, one of the deepest harbours on the Mediterranean coast with depths reaching 95 m close to shore.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 37AnchorageFrance
Anse de l'Espalmador
3.6Small cove on the south side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 38AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Péguière
3.5Small cove on the Estérel coast between Boulouris and Saint-Raphaël, Var.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
39AnchorageFranceRade d'Agay Nord
3.5Anchorage in the northern part of the Rade d'Agay on the Esterel coast, sand and weed bottom, sheltered from NW through N and E.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 40AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Scaletta
3.5Small cove on the east side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, between Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer, on the Côte d'Azur.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 41AnchorageFrance
Pointe Notre Dame
3.5Day anchorage on the Esterel coast south-west of Cannes, sand bottom below the red porphyry cliffs of the Corniche d'Or.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
42AnchorageFrancePointe Bacon
3.4Anchorage off the eastern side of the Cap d'Antibes, near Port Vauban, sand bottom, open to the east.
- Sheltered S, SW, W, NW
43AnchorageFrancePlage Pointe des Douaniers
3.4Anchorage below the Pointe des Douaniers at Cap d'Ail, on the Cote d'Azur between Monaco and Eze.
- Sheltered NW, N
- 44AnchorageFrance
Ile Sainte-Marguerite East
3.4Anchorage on the east side of Île Sainte-Marguerite in the Lérins archipelago off Cannes, sand and posidonia bottom, sheltered from N, open to S and SE.
- Sheltered N, SW, S, SE
45AnchorageFranceCalanque des Anglais
3.3Anchorage on the Esterel Corniche d'Or, just east of the Rade d'Agay, facing the red porphyry cliffs of the Cap du Dramont.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
- 46AnchorageFrance
Anse du Camp Long
3.3Small cove on the Estérel coast between Agay and Anthéor, Var. Anchorage on sand and rock, in red porphyry surroundings.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
47AnchorageFrancePlage De La Darse
3.3Buoy field of 21 moorings off Plage de la Darse in Villefranche-sur-Mer, in the western arm of the Rade de Villefranche, on the Côte d'Azur.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 48AnchorageFrance
Plage de Suveret
3.3Small cove at Théoule-sur-Mer on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel, between Cannes and La Napoule.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
49AnchorageFrancePointe de Crau de Nao/ Beach Cap
3.2Rocky point and small beach on the western shore of Cap Ferrat, between Villefranche-sur-Mer and the village of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 50AnchorageFrance
Plage du Veillat
3.2Sand anchorage off the main town beach of Saint-Raphaël, Var, between the old port and the Santa Lucia marina.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
- 51AnchorageFrance
Bunkers allemands
3.2Rock-bottom anchorage on the Esterel coast between Agay and Le Dramont, off the wartime concrete bunkers that give the spot its name, in the Var.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 52AnchorageFrance
Anse de l'Argent Faux
3.2Small cove on the south-western side of the Cap d'Antibes, between Port du Croûton and Port Gallice in the Alpes-Maritimes.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
53AnchorageFranceRade d'Agay East
3.1Buoy field in the eastern part of the Rade d'Agay, a deep inlet of the Esterel massif between Saint-Raphaël and Cannes.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
54AnchorageFranceGolfe de Fréjus
3.1Sand anchorage in the Golfe de Fréjus between Fréjus and Saint-Aygulf, western Estérel coast, Var.
- Sheltered W, NW
- 55AnchorageFrance
Anse de la Garoupe
3.1Cove on the east side of Cap d'Antibes, below the Garoupe lighthouse and the sanctuary of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Port.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
56AnchorageFranceRade de Cannes
3.0Open roadstead off the Croisette at Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, between the seafront and the Îles de Lérins 1 NM south.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
57AnchorageFranceArgens
2.8Sand anchorage off the mouth of the Argens river, between Fréjus and Saint-Aygulf on the Var coast, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
58AnchorageFrancePointe de la Croisette
2.8Anchorage off the Pointe de la Croisette east of Cannes, facing the bay and the Îles de Lérins, Alpes-Maritimes.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
59AnchorageFranceLa Galiote
2.5Sand anchorage off Saint-Aygulf, on the Var coast between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
60AnchorageFranceLe Lion de Mer
2.4Mooring buoys off the Lion de Mer rock, a 35 m porphyry islet west of Saint-Raphaël, Var.
- Sheltered SE