Pile Moorings in Europe?

[iloxley]

Hi, this may be a dumb question as I am new to yachting. I have friends who spend most of their time yachting in the Caribbean and are planning on touring the Med next year (hopefully with me). They have asked how common pile moorings are in the Med or for that matter in UK waters, as these are fairly common in the Caribbean.

I'd like to throw this out to the forum to get an idea of where they are most like come across this type of mooring.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Robin