Grottino di San Francesco
Shallow grotto dive with beautiful light and rock formations.
Boat Access
15m Avg Depth
25m Max Depth
About this dive site
This dive site is centered around a captivating shallow grotto carved into the granite coastline. Divers can explore the cavern, admiring the spectacular light effects as sunlight penetrates from the entrance. The surrounding rocky reef is covered in red gorgonians and hosts typical Mediterranean fauna like groupers and moray eels.
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Plan Your Visit
wall dive
Things to Note
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Features a cavern requiring good buoyancy in an overhead environment.
Hazards:
boat trafficcurrent
Current Strength:
Mild
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