Calabria

Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria

Italy





La Mpaddata is also known as 'Mpaddata.

Scilla

La Mpaddata

Description of rocky pinnacles on the bottom of Scylla which representations of mythical monster Skylla: Tooth 1°  and Tooth 2°. 
see: Vazzana A. (2011) Marine biodiversity along the coast of the province of Reggio Calabria Ed. Laruffa; and  in Odyssey singing 12°, v. 85 and following



La Grande Montagna is also known as Dente 1° di Skylla.

La Grande Montagna

Huge conical rocky monolith on a sandy bottom, surrounded by boulders and rocks. 
Visibility generally good, often excellent, put up stanchions and currents of the Strait scendenti (need for guides). Beware of current: in certain hours of the day it can be so strong to prevent you from continuing the dive! 

At a depth of 33 mt (not above!) the rock begins to be completely covered with yellow sea fans and red, very showy with their intense colors. Between their branches live anemones, alcionari, madrepores and tunicates. On the bottom does not go unnoticed splendid examples of cerianthus from large. 
The fauna is well represented by grouper, bream, scorpion fish and red benches anthias rents, as well as sea urchins, starfish, moray eels and nudibranchi. In particular times and conditions can meet the anglerfish, the St. Peter's fish and fish trombetta

Access is usually from the shore and after a brief swim in surface, arrived abeam faraglione start of the draft

The mountain of Scilla is also known as The mountain.

The mountain of Scilla

La Secca del Castello is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Italy, Calabria which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

La Secca del Castello





Bowesfield is also known as Bowesfield Shipwreck.

Bowesfield

La Madonna della Misericordia is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Italy, Calabria which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

La Madonna della Misericordia





La Marinella Tec. is also known as La Marinella Immersione Tecnica.

La Marinella Tec.

At a depth of 35m, two huge pillars nearby the wall support 3 arches and a beautiful roof covered by white and red sponges. A great place for underwater picture.

By boat from Palmi or Bagnara. Just few people know that place!

The Arch

La Marinella is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Italy, Calabria which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

La Marinella

Nice and quiet dive on the wreck of a sunken sailboat imbarcazzione to several years ago.
On this point to get there by sea. Once the point falls on a sandy bottom where the wreck now stands on the bare arms.
Easy just to refresh first and wreck diving.

Pentimele

Relittino

105m long shipwreck sunk in the 50's.
Sandy bottom, large fish shoals.

Messine strait.

La Mpaddata

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at La Mpaddata