Best anchorages and harbours in Riviera · Alpes-Maritimes

Port La Galère

Small marina of 16 berths on the Corniche de l'Estérel, below the La Galère residential estate designed by architect Jacques Couëlle.

Villefranche - Santé

Small harbour tucked in the south-west corner of the Rade de Villefranche, between the old town and the Cap-Ferrat peninsula, on the Côte d'Azur.

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

Cap d'Ail

Deepwater marina of 260 berths on the Riviera, immediately west of the Principality of Monaco.

Cap Roux

Anchorage on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel massif, between Théoule-sur-Mer and Agay, Var.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, 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

Îlot de l'Îlon

Anchorage off the small islet of l'Îlon on the south side of Île Sainte-Marguerite, the largest of the Lérins Islands off Cannes.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Port de la Rague

Marina of 421 berths on the western shore of the Golfe de la Napoule, in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Port Ferréol

Private residential marina at La Gaillarde, on the coast of the Var between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Raphael.

Anse de la Salis

Sandy cove between the Cap d'Antibes and the ramparts of old Antibes, on the Côte d'Azur.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Carnoles

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

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

L'île d'Or

Small private island off Le Dramont, east of Saint-Raphaël, recognisable by its square Saracen-style tower of red porphyry built in 1912.

• Sheltered N, S, SE

Villefranche - Darse

Former Sardinian military harbour in the Rade de Villefranche-sur-Mer, between Nice and Cap Ferrat.

Anse de la Péguière

Small cove on the Estérel coast between Boulouris and Saint-Raphaël, Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Anse de la Scaletta

Small 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

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

Baie des Fourmis

Small bay on the Beaulieu-sur-Mer waterfront on the French Riviera, between Nice and Cap Ferrat.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Calanque de Saint-Barthelmy

Red rock inlet of the Esterel massif on the Corniche d'Or, between Agay and Théoule-sur-Mer, mixed sand and weed bottom, sheltered from N, NE, W and NW winds.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Fort Sainte-Marguerite

Buoy field of 28 moorings on the north side of Île Sainte-Marguerite, the larger of the Îles de Lérins, facing Cannes across the Baie de Cannes.

• Free
• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Le Béal

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

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Mouillage du Portet

Anchorage on the north-east side of Île Sainte-Marguerite in the Lérins islands, off Cannes.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Plage de Boulouris

Anchorage off the beach at Boulouris, on the Esterel coast between Saint-Raphaël and Agay.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Plage de l'homme mort

Anchorage off a small cove on the Esterel coast between Boulouris and Agay, commune of Saint-Raphaël, Var.

• Sheltered NW, N

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

Anse de l'Espalmador

Small 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

Anse des Fossettes

Cove on the south-eastern side of the Cap Ferrat peninsula, between Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and Beaulieu-sur-Mer in the Alpes-Maritimes.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

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.

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

Les pierres hautes

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

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

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