When it comes to mooring fees, the Dutch water sports paradise of the Ijsselmeer/Markermeer/Randmere between Den Helder, Lemmer and Amsterdam is clearly the cheapest area in Europe.
The harbours on the German Baltic coast follow in second place in the "value for money" ranking. Third place goes to the upper Italian Adriatic.
The French Riviera follows in fourth place, almost three times as expensive as the Netherlands. Croatia and the Balearic Islands are in contention for the most expensive "rank", with the Spanish region "coming out on top" in three out of four measurement categories and thus occupying the dubious position of the most expensive region in Europe.
This sour cucumber belongs in the 8-metre category in Croatia, not least because the price lists of the two most expensive marinas in the country, ACI Rovinj and Frapa Dubrovnik, only start at 12 and 11 metres respectively, meaning that an 8-metre boat is just as expensive as the 12 and 11-metre categories.
This result is based on the recording and evaluation of mooring fees in six European areas that are very popular with German skippers and charter guests: the German Baltic coast from Flensburg to Rügen, the French Riviera from Menton to Marseille, the upper Italian Adriatic from Albarella to San Rocco, the Dutch Ijsselmeer with Markermeer and Randmeren as well as the Spanish Balearic Islands of Mallorca and Ibiza.
In total, the price lists of 135 marinas and harbours were analysed,...
