Best anchorages and harbours in Riviera · Alpes-Maritimes

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

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

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.

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

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

Rade de Villefranche

Deep 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

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 de la Péguière

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

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Rade d'Agay Nord

Anchorage 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

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

Pointe Notre Dame

Day 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

Pointe Bacon

Anchorage off the eastern side of the Cap d'Antibes, near Port Vauban, sand bottom, open to the east.

• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Plage Pointe des Douaniers

Anchorage below the Pointe des Douaniers at Cap d'Ail, on the Cote d'Azur between Monaco and Eze.

• Sheltered NW, N

Port Canto - Cannes

Marina of 553 berths on the eastern side of the Cannes bay, between the Palm Beach and Pointe Croisette in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Port du Poussaï

Small marina of 90 berths at Agay, on the Estérel coast east of Saint-Raphaël, Var.

Ile Sainte-Marguerite East

Anchorage 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

Port Du Cros de Cagnes

Small harbour of 60 berths on the Baie des Anges at Cagnes-sur-Mer, between Nice and Antibes.

Calanque des Anglais

Anchorage 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

Anse du Camp Long

Small cove on the Estérel coast between Agay and Anthéor, Var. Anchorage on sand and rock, in red porphyry surroundings.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Plage De La Darse

Buoy 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

Plage de Suveret

Small cove at Théoule-sur-Mer on the red porphyry coast of the Esterel, between Cannes and La Napoule.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Pointe de Crau de Nao/ Beach Cap

Rocky 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

Saint-Aygulf

Marina of 232 berths between Fréjus and Sainte-Maxime on the Côte d'Azur, at the mouth of the Garonne coastal stream in the Var.

Plage du Veillat

Sand 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

Port Inland

Inland marina of about 750 berths at Mandelieu-la-Napoule, west of Cannes, reached through a channel off the Bay of La Napoule.

Bunkers allemands

Rock-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

Port des Fourmis

Small marina of 243 berths at Beaulieu-sur-Mer, east of the main harbour of Beaulieu, reserved for shallow-draught boats.

Anse de l'Argent Faux

Small 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