Name: Arrecife Artificial de Tabarca
Rating: 5.0

Valencian Community

Alicante

Spain





Arrecife Artificial de Tabarca is also known as Zona 4. Reserva Marina de Tabarca.

Tabarca

Arrecife Artificial de Tabarca

Italian steamship built in 1888 of 120m long and 15m 
sleeve. Torpedoed by a German submarine U35 on 3.10.1917, during WWI. It remains are in a sandy bottom in 45m. of depth, in navigation position offering his head to NE. The wreck is split in two, leaving the central part of the boat rather 
damaged by the impact of the torpedo.

Only by boat. There are many dive centers that will take you there

Carbonero is also known as SS Thordisa.

Carbonero

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La Llosa is also known as La Llosa de Benidorm.

La Llosa





La Isla de los Faisanes is also known as La Isla.

La Isla de los Faisanes



Submerged island to North-east of El Farallon

La Alaja

This little island was an artillery practice target when Isla grossa (the neigbour island) was a military base. Now is full of life.

It's very easy to find octopus

This dive site it's only by boat, many of the local scuba clubs qill take you there

El farallon

Well, not much to see in the Mar Menor, apart from 
occasional small fish and with very, very good luck, 
some seahorse. The bottom is mud, and visibility is 
very small. To take your addiction off if you have no other thing

The Mar menor it's an inland sea. You can acces by multiples sites, all across the shore.

Mar Menor is also known as Mar menor - Manga.

Mar Menor

This spot it's a very simple cave that runs into the island for 15-20 meters.

It's has open surface, so in case of problems you could find air quickly. 

There are many octopus in the vicinities

By boat, it's a short trip of 15 minutes

La Grieta is also known as La grieta de isla Grossa.

La Grieta

The island is a bird preserve area (like gulls and similar) so it's not possible to land foot on it. Underwater, there are many small fish, and octopus

Access only by boat, there are many local dive center  that will take you there, all located in the port vicinites

Isla grossa is also known as Isla Grossa - Manga.

Isla grossa

It's in one edge of the island, and there are some brief caves that go trough the edge.

There is a lot of octopus there!

By boat, there are some local scuba clubs that may take you there

Arrecife Artificial de Tabarca

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Arrecife Artificial de Tabarca