Port de Menton Garavan
Port de Menton Garavan is one of the largest marinas on the Côte d'Azur, with 770 berths tucked right into the eastern edge of France — just 700 metres from the Italian border. Opened in 1967, it's the beating heart of the Garavan neighbourhood and sits at a genuinely strategic crossroads: it's the closest French port to Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily. The setting is classic Riviera — pastel buildings, palm-lined quays, and the relaxed pace of Menton, a town known for its lemon groves and Belle Époque architecture.
Marinas and anchorages near Port de Menton Garavan · times are dock to dock
Based on AIS data
quiet → busy
Popular Times
How full it gets, by local hour — tallest when the most boats are here.
- Fullest around 02:00, emptiest around 13:00
- Half the boats arrive by 16:00
- 91% of visits are overnight
- Typical day stop: ~3h · max recorded 69 boats
Plan a Passage
Popular
23 legs boats have actually been recorded sailing.
How busy is it?
typically 12th busiest of 15 nearby spots across the year