If we love the seaside, it is for several reasons:listening to the lapping of the water, savoring the rather mild climate or admiring the beautiful boats that sail and particularly the yachts. When we talk about yachting, we immediately imagine ourselves in Marbella, Capri or Monaco . But French marinas very clearly have nothing to envy their European neighbours!
It's time to plan your next destination to make sure you see beautiful ships moored at one of the 5 most beautiful yachting ports in France !
With its very famous “Quai des billionaires” on Port Vauban , the city of Antibes is in pole position among the most beautiful French marinas! With no less than 2,000 berths available and a capacity to accommodate boats measuring more than 50 meters, Antibes is a luxurious stopover that some yachtsmen very frequently treat themselves to.
In 2009, you could admire the magnificent 126-meter luxury yacht Octopus , owned by Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen .
It is not the largest marina in France , but one of the most beautiful without a doubt. And every year, all the personalities from all over the world want to moor their yachts there! Capital of the jet set, St Tropez is the Mecca of yachting in France … to the delight of tourists who stroll along the harbor and watch for hours the yachts move in the bay and others moor.
This summer, we will have been able to see, among other things, the yachts of Naomi Campbell, Elton John and Sylvester Stallone . Enough to turn the heads of onlookers who were able to immortalize a few photos!
Still in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, the charming lakeside town of Port Grimaud has nothing to envy to its more bling-bling neighbour. And for good reason, the one we call the Venice of Provence since we cross it by boat, is much more intimate but just as luxurious since many yachts are regularly moored there! The owners of the boats come in particular to enjoy the serenity of the marina of Port Grimaud whose docks are strictly private.
Some even convert to luxury yacht charter, which allows you to make your boat and crew available for an evening with a meal served on board and a night in a suite, like in a hotel.
Corsica is a destination of choice very popular with stars, but it is on the southern tip that you can admire the most beautiful and largest yachts. The marina of Bonifacio is certainly the most popular on the island of beauty for mega-yacht owners and even has a dock of honor which accommodates the most luxurious and imposing boats.
Last year, the record was broken by mooring the yacht Solandge, which measures 85 meters ! Golfer Tiger Woods stayed there a few years earlier aboard his 43m yacht called Privacy.
Yes, it's not just the French Riviera and Corsica that have the pleasure of welcoming magnificent luxury yachts to their quays! The La Rochelle marina is one of the largest with more than 5,000 berths, of which the Yacht Basin can accommodate 90 ships .
It is the largest port on the Atlantic coast. Admiring the yachts from the docks is pleasant, but the best option is to observe them on the waves. There's nothing like renting a catamaran with a skipper to cruise near the coast of La Rochelle
In June 2015, the Danish royal family's 1930s yacht; the Dannebrog; was on a stopover in the waters of La Rochelle. With its 78 meters in length, the royal yacht will have made a remarkable passage!
All you have to do is decide where you will spend your next vacation in France to see the yachts return to port and be amazed! 😉
