Best anchorages and harbours in Riviera · Alpes-Maritimes

Miramar

Anchorage off the village of Miramar on the Corniche de l'Estérel, between Théoule-sur-Mer and Saint-Raphaël, facing the red porphyry cliffs.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Pointe De L'esquillon

Anchorage below the red porphyry headland of the Esterel massif, on the Corniche d'Or between Théoule-sur-Mer and Miramar.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Pointe de la Paume

Anchorage at the Pointe de la Paume on the Esterel shore between Théoule-sur-Mer and Miramar, in the western Gulf of La Napoule.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Beaulieu-sur-mer

Marina of 719 berths between Cap Ferrat and Cap d'Ail on the French Riviera, tidal-free with a maximum draught of 4 m.

Fréjus

Marina on the Esterel coast in the Var, built in the 1980s on the site of the Roman naval harbour, 843 berths.

IGY Vieux-Port de Cannes

Historic harbour of 724 berths at the foot of the Suquet hill in Cannes, opposite the Palais des Festivals and facing the Îles de Lérins.

Saint Jean Cap Ferrat

Marina of 550 berths on the west side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, between Nice and Beaulieu, sheltered by the cape from easterly winds.

Antibes - Port Vauban

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

Marina Parc

Pleasure-craft basin within the Marina Baie des Anges complex at Villeneuve-Loubet, western Côte d'Azur.

Port d'Agay

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

Port du Béal

Marina of 320 berths at the mouth of the Siagne river in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, west of Cannes.

Théoule-sur-Mer

Marina of 176 berths on the Corniche de l'Esterel, 8 NM southwest of Cannes, at the foot of the red porphyry cliffs.

Vieux port de Golfe-Juan

Municipal marina of 805 berths in the Bay of Golfe-Juan, between Cannes and Antibes on the French Riviera.

Vieux Port de Saint Raphael

Town marina of 280 berths on the Esterel coast of the French Riviera, between Cannes and Saint-Tropez.

Calanque des Anglais

Small rocky inlet on the Esterel coast just east of Agay, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Menton - Garavan

Marina of 750 berths in the Garavan bay, east of Menton old town, within sight of the Italian border at Ventimiglia.

Menton Vieux-Port

Marina of 590 berths on the Franco-Italian border, at the eastern end of the French Riviera.

Port Gallice

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

Port Privé Marco Polo

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

Santa Lucia

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

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

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.

Plage des Sablettes

Anchorage off the Sablettes beach at Menton, on the Franco-Italian border in the eastern Riviera.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

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

Basse du Vengeur

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

• Sheltered W, SW, S

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

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.

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

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.