Port du Frioul

Port du Frioul sits on the Frioul archipelago, a cluster of wild islands just a short boat ride from Marseille's Old Port, offering 700 moorings in one of the Mediterranean's most striking natural settings. The surrounding islands are car-free and largely undeveloped, so you get rugged limestone cliffs, crystal-clear coves, and that rare feeling of being far from the city even though you're only 4 nautical miles offshore. The 18th-century Caroline Hospital ruins and the nearby Château d'If — yes, the one from The Count of Monte Cristo — are easy to explore from here.