Best anchorages and harbours in Var

196 documented anchorages and harbours in Var, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.

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  1. 1
    MouillageFrance

    Cap des Medes

    5.0

    Prohibited anchorage at the north-east tip of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros National Park core zone.

    • Sheltered E, SE
  2. 2
    MouillageFrance

    Cap Sicié

    5.0

    Headland south of La Seyne-sur-Mer topped by the chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Mai at 352 metres, rocky anchorage on the lee north side only.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  3. Crique de Niel3
    MouillageFrance

    Crique de Niel

    5.0

    Small cove on the east side of the presqu'île de Giens, just south of the fishing harbour of Port du Niel, in Provence.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  4. Grande Calanque4
    MouillageFrance

    Grande Calanque

    5.0

    Anchorage off the Cap Bénat peninsula on the Var coast, between Le Lavandou and the Hyères islands.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  5. Ile du Petit Ribaud5
    MouillageFrance

    Ile du Petit Ribaud

    5.0

    Mooring buoys off the Ribaud islet, in the strait between the Giens peninsula and Porquerolles, within the Port-Cros national park perimeter.

    • Sheltered N, W, E, S
  6. Les Gobis6
    MouillageFrance

    Les Gobis

    5.0

    Anchorage on the north-west coast of Île du Levant, Hyères archipelago, on sand and rock.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
  7. Plage de la Polynésie7
    MouillageFrance

    Plage de la Polynésie

    5.0

    Anchorage off a sand beach on the western shore of the Giens peninsula, near Hyères in the Var.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
  8. 8
    MouillageFrance

    Plage De Mar Vivo

    5.0

    Beach off La Seyne-sur-Mer on the western side of the rade de Toulon. Anchoring is prohibited in the bathing zone.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  9. Pointe de Julien9
    MouillageFrance

    Pointe de Julien

    5.0

    Sand-bottom anchorage off the Île du Levant in the Hyères archipelago, Provence, sheltered from NW, N, NE and E.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  10. Pointe de la Chappe10
    MouillageFrance

    Pointe de la Chappe

    5.0

    Anchorage under the eastern slope of the Cap Lardier massif, Var, between Cavalaire and the Baie de Briande. Sand and seagrass bottom, shelter from N winds only.

    • Sheltered N
  11. Pointe des Carrières11
    MouillageFrance

    Pointe des Carrières

    5.0

    Anchorage on the north coast of Porquerolles island, sand and posidonia bottom, sheltered from NW, N, NE and E.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  12. Pointe La Rabiou12
    MouillageFrance

    Pointe La Rabiou

    5.0

    Rocky headland anchorage on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Les Salins and the Cap de Saint-Tropez.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
  13. Les issambres - San perre13
    MouillageFrance

    Les issambres - San perre

    4.8

    Sand-bottom anchorage off the shore of San Peïre-sur-Mer, in the Issambres district of Roquebrune-sur-Argens, on the Esterel coast of the Var.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  14. 14
    MouillageFrance

    San Peyre

    4.8

    Anchorage in the bay of Le Pradet on the south side of the Giens peninsula approach, Var coast, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  15. Calanque du maure15
    MouillageFrance

    Calanque du maure

    4.7

    Anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros. Sand and posidonia bottom.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  16. 16
    MouillageFrance

    Le Resquilladou

    4.7

    Rocky anchorage on the coast between Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer and Les Lecques, sheltered from the northern and eastern quadrants.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  17. Baie des Roches Bleues17
    MouillageFrance

    Baie des Roches Bleues

    4.6

    Sand-bottom bay on the south coast of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between the Pilon anchorage and Saint-Tropez harbour.

    • Sheltered N, NE, NW
  18. Escampo-Barriou18
    MouillageFrance

    Escampo-Barriou

    4.6

    Anchorage on the east side of the Giens peninsula, between La Madrague and Port du Niel, Var.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
  19. Îlot de la Gabinière sud19
    MouillageFrance

    Îlot de la Gabinière sud

    4.6

    Buoy field on the south side of La Gabinière, the small islet off the southern tip of Port-Cros, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

    • Free
    • Sheltered N
  20. Plage du Grand Jardin20
    MouillageFrance

    Plage du Grand Jardin

    4.6

    Anchorage off Plage du Grand Jardin on the western shore of the Cap Bénat peninsula, Bormes-les-Mimosas, with sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  21. 21
    MouillageFrance

    Anse Saint Pierre

    4.5

    Small cove on the eastern shore of the Rade des Vignettes, near Le Pradet in the Var, with room for about two boats at anchor.

    • Free
    • Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
  22. Baie de Cousse22
    MouillageFrance

    Baie de Cousse

    4.5

    Open bay between Sanary and Bandol, sand and rock bottom, day anchorage in settled weather.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  23. Baie du Langoustier23
    MouillageFrance

    Baie du Langoustier

    4.5

    West-facing bay on Île de Porquerolles, between the Pointe du Grand Langoustier and the village, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  24. Baie du Niel Ouest24
    MouillageFrance

    Baie du Niel Ouest

    4.5

    Anchorage on the north shore of the Giens peninsula, near the small Port du Niel, in the Hyeres area.

    • Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
  25. Cabanes du Gapeau25
    MouillageFrance

    Cabanes du Gapeau

    4.5

    Anchorage off the mouth of the Gapeau, near Hyeres in the Var. Ten marked positions on mixed sand and rock.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W
  26. Calanque Longue26
    MouillageFrance

    Calanque Longue

    4.5

    Narrow calanque on the west coast of Île du Levant, inside the Port-Cros national park.

    • Sheltered W, SW, S
  27. 27
    MouillageFrance

    Cap Rousset

    4.5

    Anchorage on the north coast of Porquerolles, west of the island, off a rocky headland in the Parc national de Port-Cros.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
  28. 28
    MouillageFrance

    Plage de la Fossette

    4.5

    Small cove on the Corniche des Maures between Le Lavandou and Cavalière, with a mixed sand and posidonia seagrass bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  29. Plage de la Garrigue29
    MouillageFrance

    Plage de la Garrigue

    4.5

    Sandy anchorage in the bay of Les Canebiers, on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, Var.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  30. Pointe du Diable30
    MouillageFrance

    Pointe du Diable

    4.5

    Anchorage under the Pointe du Diable on the east side of the Cap Bénat, between Le Lavandou and Bormes-les-Mimosas in the Var.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE