Between yachting and traditional yachting, the port of La Ciotat in 10 photos

A pictorial tour of the port of La Ciotat, one of the most diverse and typical ports on the French Mediterranean coast, combining large yachts and small traditional boats from the Bouches du Rhône region.

Maxime Leriche Published on March 31, 2023

An emblematic Mediterranean port

Located at the gateway to the Calanques, the port of La Ciotat, in the Bouches du Rhône region, has a capacity of 1,200 berths divided into two basins, the Berouard and the Capucins. La Ciotat combines a fleet of traditional pointus, pleasure boats and yachts undergoing maintenance or repairs.

Le port de la Ciotat accueille des bateaux de 4 Ã 150 mÃ¨tres — The port of La Ciotat welcomes boats from 4 to 150 meters

De nombreux pointus se cÃ´toient le long du Quai Ganteaume — Numerous pointus are found along the Quai Ganteaume

L'entrÃ©e du port est matÃ©rialisÃ©e par le phare du mÃ´le BÃ©rouard — The entrance of the port is materialized by the lighthouse of the mole Berouard

Une petite flottille de pÃªcheurs continue d'exercer depuis le Vieux Port — A small fleet of fishermen continues to operate from the Old Port

The nautical jousting is a Provencal tradition

The Escalet crane at the bottom of the Old Port

Several shipyards specialized in yachting are located in La Ciotat

Our Lady of the Assumption

The Genteaume quay

The portico, a vestige of the merchant ship building activity

Les Joutes nautiques est toujours pratiquÃ©e par plusieurs associations — A small fleet of fishermen continues to operate from the Old Port

The nautical jousting is a Provencal tradition

The Escalet crane at the bottom of the Old Port

Several shipyards specialized in yachting are located in La Ciotat

Our Lady of the Assumption

The Genteaume quay

The portico, a vestige of the merchant ship building activity