Best anchorages and harbours in Var

Mouillage de Jova

Anchorage in the bay of Bonporteau, west of Cavalaire-sur-Mer, sheltered from the mistral blowing down from the north and east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Plage de la Bauma

Anchorage on the east side of the Presqu'île de Giens in the Var, mixed sand and weed bottom, sheltered from NW through S.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Plage de la Fosse

Cove on the south side of Île des Embiez, sand and rock bottom, open to the south.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Plage de Lequin

Sand-bottom anchorage on the south coast of Porquerolles, about 0.8 NM north-east of the village harbour.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Plage du Lavandou

Sandy anchorage off the main beach of Le Lavandou, on the Var coast between Cap Bénat and Cap Nègre.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Plage du Layet

Sand anchorage off Plage du Layet at Cavalière, on the Var coast between Le Lavandou and Cap Nègre.

• Free
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Pointe de Mourret

Rocky anchorage off the Pointe de Mourret, at the northern tip of the Embiez archipelago, opposite Le Brusc on the Var coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Porquerolles

Main harbour of the island of Porquerolles, on the northern shore, inside the Port-Cros national park, off Hyeres.

Portland

Small harbour on the north shore of the rade d'Hyères, east of the Salins d'Hyères, in Provence.

Baie de la Moutte

Open roadstead west of Bandol between the Pointe de la Cride and Île Rousse, on the Provence coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Baie du Rabat

Small sand anchorage on the east side of the Giens peninsula, south of Hyères.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Estagnets

Anchorage on the west side of the Giens peninsula, north of Port du Niel, mixed sand and posidonia bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Île du Grand Ribaud

Anchorage on algae and posidonia seabed off the Île du Grand Ribaud, at the south-west tip of the Giens peninsula near Hyères.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Île du Grand-Rouveau

Anchorage off the Île du Grand-Rouveau, a rocky islet west of the Embiez archipelago in the Var, topped by a 19th century lighthouse.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, SE

La Tour Fondue

Anchorage off the Tour Fondue headland at the southern tip of the Giens peninsula, Var, opposite Porquerolles.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

Le Lazaret

Marina of 780 berths in the Baie du Lazaret, on the northern shore of the rade de Toulon, in the commune of La Seyne-sur-Mer.

Les îles Paul Ricard

Anchorage between the islands of Les Embiez and Le Gaou, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

• Sheltered SE, S

Petit-Rouveau

Anchorage between the islets of Petit Rouveau and Grand Rouveau in the Embiez archipelago, off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

• Sheltered S, SW

Plage d'Aiguebelle

Sand anchorage off the coast of Le Lavandou in the Var, sheltered from the north sector, facing south toward the Îles d'Hyères.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Plage de la Badine

Anchorage off the eastern shore of the Giens peninsula, south of Hyères, facing the Îles d'Hyères.

• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Plage des Salins

Long sand beach on the eastern shore of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, 2.7 nm east of the town harbour.

• Sheltered W, NW

Plage Du Capelan

Small cove on the Île Rousse peninsula west of Bandol, southern Provence, used as a day anchorage.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Plage Saint-Clair

Anchorage off Saint-Clair beach on the eastern shore of Le Lavandou, Var, with sand bottom and shelter from N, W and NW winds.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

Pointe de l'Ermitage

Anchorage on the east side of the Presqu'île de Giens, Hyères, just north of Port du Niel.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Pointe de la Ris

Sand anchorage close to the Pointe de la Ris, just south of the marina of Bormes-les-Mimosas on the west side of the Cap Bénat.

• Sheltered N, SW, W, NW

Pointe des Salis

Rocky anchorage off the northwest tip of the Giens peninsula in the Var, between Hyères and the Presqu'île de Giens.

• Sheltered N, NE

Pointe du Bau Rouge

Anchorage off the red cliffs of Carqueiranne, between Toulon and Hyères on the Var coast.

• Sheltered N

Port du Niel

Small harbour of 106 berths on the east side of the Giens peninsula, in the commune of Hyères, Var.

Port Saint Pierre - Hyères

Marina of 1432 berths at Hyères, rade d'Hyères, Var. Main harbour of the commune.

Saint-Louis du Mourillon

Marina of 265 berths in the Mourillon neighbourhood of Toulon, east of the naval base and the Vieille Darse, Var.