Sicily

Metropolitan City of Messina

Italy

Panarea

Off San Pietro

A very scenic diving. At 10 meters you can see a plateu of white pumice stone. Pumice stone is mined on the surface. A bit like snow.

The dive gets deeper and we can see huge blue Gorgonians, the size of trees.

Due to the depth the dive is rather challenging.

Lipari island

Punta Castagna

Scoglio del bagno

Near Faraglioni is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Italy, Sicilia, Aeolian Islands which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.

Near Faraglioni





Bowesfield is also known as Bowesfield Shipwreck.

Bowesfield

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

Messine strait.

Rigoletto Wreck

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

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





La Mpaddata is also known as 'Mpaddata.

La Mpaddata

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.

Off San Pietro

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Off San Pietro