Best anchorages and harbours in Var

Pointe du Bau Rouge

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

• Sheltered N

La Spiaggia

Anchorage off Le Brusc in the lagoon approach to the Embiez archipelago, west of Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Plage de la Moune

Anchorage in the gulf of Saint-Tropez off the Moune beach, between the Marines de Cogolin to the west and the entrance of Port-Grimaud to the north.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

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.

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

Saint-Elme

Small marina of 183 berths on the southern shore of the baie du Lazaret, at the foot of the Saint-Elme fort, commune of La Seyne-sur-Mer.

Point Maubousquet

Prohibited anchorage zone on the north coast of Porquerolles, inside the Port-Cros National Park maritime perimeter.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Port Saint Pierre - Hyères

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

Calanque du Cap Nègre

Anchorage of around 40 spots in the calanque below Cap Nègre, on the coast of Le Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, between Le Lavandou and Cavalaire.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E

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

Bonne Terrasse

Sheltered bay on the east coast of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Cap Camarat and Cap Taillat, in the Var.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Port Miramar

Marina of 1160 berths at La Londe-les-Maures, between Hyères and Le Lavandou on the Var coast.

Port Méditerranée

Marina of 58 berths at Six-Fours-les-Plages on the Var coast, between Sanary-sur-Mer and La Seyne.

Archipel des Embiez

Small archipelago off Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var, owned by the Paul Ricard foundation, with anchorages on the western and southern shores of the main island.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Pointe des Chevaliers

Anchorage on the western side of the presqu'île de Giens, Var, facing the rade d'Hyères.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Plage de Pampelonne

Open anchorage off a 4.5 km sandy beach on the south-east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, between Cap du Pinet and Cap Camarat.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

La Coudoulière

Anchorage off the sandy cove of La Coudoulière, on the west side of Six-Fours-les-Plages, Var. Sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Saint-Tropez

Anchorage in the Golfe de Saint-Tropez, north of the old town and the Port du Pilon in the Var.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Plage de Malpasset

Anchorage off a small beach on the south coast of the Saint-Mandrier peninsula, west of Toulon bay.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Baie des Nations

Anchorage on the north shore of the Baie de La Ciotat, off Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer in Provence.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Rade de la Badine - Hyères

Anchorage on the northern side of the Giens tombolo, east of Hyères, with sand and patches of posidonia seagrass on the bottom.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Sainte-Maxime

Anchorage in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez off the Sainte-Maxime seafront, sand bottom, open to the south.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Calanque du Brégançonnet

Anchorage on the south side of Porquerolles, 1.1 NM SW of the village, sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

La Mitre

Sand anchorage off the Mourillon shoreline on the east side of the Toulon roadstead, 0.2 nm south of Saint-Louis du Mourillon and 0.7 nm from the Darse Nord.

• Sheltered N, W, NW

La Bouillabaisse

Anchorage in the Baie de Saint-Tropez off Plage de la Bouillabaisse, at the western entrance to the town, in the Var.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Calanque du Phare

Small cove on the north coast of Île du Levant, Var, with a rocky bottom and open exposure to the east.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Île du Grand Rouveau Ouest

Rock anchorage on the western side of Île du Grand Rouveau, the outer island of the Embiez archipelago off Six-Fours-les-Plages.

• Sheltered E

Pointe de la Malalongue

Anchorage off the south-west point of Port-Cros island in the Parc national de Port-Cros, sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E

Pointe du Cimetière

Anchorage off the Pointe du Cimetière on the east side of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, close to the Plage des Graniers in the Var.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W

Plage du Ceinturon

Anchorage off the Ceinturon beach on the east side of the Hyères peninsula, Var, opposite the salt marshes of the Vieux Salins.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW