Best anchorages and harbours in Var

Pointe du Dattier

Sand-bottomed anchorage on the Corniche des Maures between Cavalaire and Le Lavandou, commune of Le Rayol-Canadel, Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Pointe du Sud - Port Cros

Anchorage off the southern tip of Port-Cros island, inside the Port-Cros national park, Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Port de Sainte-Maxime

Marina of 800 berths on the northern shore of the Golfe de Saint-Tropez, facing Saint-Tropez across the gulf.

Port de San Peïre Les Issambres

Marina of 409 berths at Les Issambres, on the northern shore of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Sainte-Maxime and Saint-Aygulf.

Port du Pilon

Small harbour on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Saint-Tropez town and the Marines de Cogolin, Var.

Port-Grimaud

Lakeside marina of 2050 berths on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, designed in the 1960s by architect François Spoerry as a lacustrine village with a canal network.

Saint Mandrier

Marina of 790 berths on the southern shore of the bay of Toulon, on the Saint-Mandrier peninsula in the Var.

Mouillage de Saint-Selon

Anchorage on the southern shore of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, at the entrance to the Toulon roadstead in Provence.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Sèche de Cassin

Offshore shoal in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Pampelonne and the Baie des Canebiers, usable as a fair-weather anchorage.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Vieux Port- Les Lecques

Small harbour of 203 berths adjoining the Nouveau port in the bay of Les Lecques, reserved for shallow-draught boats.

Baie de la Gorguette

Anchorage on the Provençal coast between Bandol and Sanary-sur-Mer in the Var, off the Plage de la Gorguette.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, NW

Baie de Port Man

Deep bay on the north-east tip of Port-Cros, inside the national park and one of the most sheltered anchorages on the island.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Baie du Niel Est

Anchorage on the east side of the Baie du Niel, on the Giens peninsula south of Hyères, Var.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Calanque de la Tripe

Small calanque on the south side of Cap Bénat in the Var, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and the Île du Levant. Bottom of sand and posidonia.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Cap de l'Estérel

Anchorage off the south-east coast of the Giens peninsula in the Var, sand bottom, open to easterly winds.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Cavalaire

Marina of 1200 berths in the bay of Cavalaire, between Cap Cavalaire and Cap Lardier, Var coast.

Le Rayol

Buoy field off Le Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer on the Corniche des Maures, about 50 mooring buoys in the Var.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Les Sardinaux

Shallow rocky plateau east of Sainte-Maxime in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, a popular day anchorage with turquoise water over sand patches.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Marines de Cogolin

Marina of 1400 berths in the gulf of Saint-Tropez, between Port-Grimaud and Sainte-Maxime, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Plage de Briande

Open anchorage off a sand beach on the south flank of the Cap Lardier, between Cavalaire and La Croix-Valmer, Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Plage de la Galère

Sand anchorage on the west side of the Cap Bénat peninsula, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Plage de Pramousquier

Open anchorage off Pramousquier beach on the Corniche des Maures, between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire-sur-Mer in the Var.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Port privé du Cap Bénat

Private marina on the west side of Cap Bénat, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and Le Lavandou, on the Var coast.

Toulon Vieille Darse

Marina of 560 berths inside the old naval harbour of Toulon, on the south coast of Provence.

Anse du Bon Renaud

South-facing cove on the northern coast of Île de Porquerolles, about 0.6 nm west of the village harbour, inside the Parc national de Port-Cros.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W

Baie de la Garonne

Wide bay on the south coast of Le Pradet, sand and rock bottom with posidonia, day anchorage east of Toulon roadstead.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Baie de Sanary - Pointe Nègre

Anchorage off Pointe Nègre on the west side of the bay of Sanary-sur-Mer, Var coast, mixed sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE

Calanque du Port d'Alon

Rocky creek on the Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer coast, inside the Natura 2000 marine site between La Madrague and Bandol.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Cap Léoube

Sand-bottom anchorage off Cap Léoube, between Bormes-les-Mimosas and La Londe-les-Maures, within the Natura 2000 perimeter of the Îles d'Hyères coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

La Bergerie

Sand anchorage off the east coast of the Giens peninsula, Hyères, facing the Porquerolles channel.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW