The top 89 dive and snorkel sites in Catalunya, ranked by diver reviews, with maps and photos. Read the Catalunya guide
A the southern entry of the cavern, there is a small, bronze statue of a dolphin. There are several tunnels in the area, the main one starts at the Dolphin. There is another on on the E side (deeper and darker) and a small one to the W. E part of Meda Petita. Dolphin's cave is also known as El Dofí, Tunels del Dofi.
Easy dive spot. With a lot a tipical mediterranean sealife. Ideal for night dive. Monkfish in early springtime. Goods "Chiringuitos" to have a meal or a post-dive beer ! From the Tossa de Mar village center, go north along the coast, park near the end of the road. Walk to the Mar Menuda Dive Center. Dive spot is just in front of! Mar Menuda is also known as Tossa de mar.
There is an amusing little cave and a strange hole where you enter at 10m deep and output at 2m, with nice ray lights coming from the surface. You can dive to the cape, with a small wall with gorgonians. This is not the best dive, but ok for a second dive. From Estartit harbour, goes by boat to the north. Punta Salinas is the first cape.
Big rocks with lot of groupers. Great wall between 20m and 40m (sandy floor) with large gorgonians and lobsters. There is a little cave at 45m. NNE of Meda Gran, NE of Punta de Coetera Pedra de Deu is also known as Piedra del Deu.
This is a tipical Mediteranean dive, with both sandy and sea grass floor. It a good site to see Eagle-rays, but also groupers, flat fishs, etc. This small rock is located between Meda Petita and Tascons rocks, S of Medes Islands.
One of the best dive, cos of the huge groupers that live here. If you don't breath too much, you can try to turn around the Carall Bernat rock, and go to 35-40m and see some pelagic fishs and some rays. SE of Meda Petita, after Tascons rocks. Carall Bernat is also known as Islote Mogote Bernat, Cavall Bernat.
You can start by the Bau de Cap Falco shaol. Insted of going south, go northeast, cross the sandy channel and dive around the large reef named la isla bonita. There are a lot of tiny lobstars in the reef cracks... Just 100m northeast of the Bau de Cap Falco dive site.
This is a great dive site. A very nice drop off, full of red gorgonians; groupers, octopuses, fish shoals... probably one of the best dive site of the area. 5 nautical miles east of Roses harbour. Cap de Norfeo is just after the Punta de la Creu. Cap Norfeo Sud is also known as Cap Norfeu.
This is a DEEP dive for experienced divers only! The wall of El Gat starts by a white gorgonian field, then a red gorgonian field down to 55 meters deep. You can end your dive around El Gat, or to the Cap Norfeu's pool. Just on the east side of the rock named El Gat, because of its two cat ears. This is the eastern side of the dive site named Cap Norfeu. El Gat is also known as The cat, Le chat, El gato.
Groupers, morrays, octopuses, sea slugs... Just 0.45 nautical miles before the Cap de Norfeo. There are two marine buoys.
Very nice shoal. The top is at 4 m deep, the bottom of the shoal is approx 36 m. There is a drop off on the southwest side. Some lobsters in the cracks and holes, and a lot of octopuses. Approx 3 nautical miles east of Roses, just after the Punta de Falconera. There is a mooring buoy marking the shoal. Bau de Cap Falco is also known as Falco's bay.
East of Puerto de la selva, just east from the lighthouse.
Nice dive site for beginners. Plenty of life. Good visibility. North from Estartit, out of the Medes marine reserve El Negre de Fallaguer is also known as Negre de Falaguer.
Boulders, cracks, red corals, octopus... North of Estartit; out of the marine reserve.
Start from Tascon Petit and go to the south. There are several rocks at approx 30-35m deep covered by red gorgonians. South of Tascon Petit, at 30m deep Escrivana is also known as Estribania.
This dive site has two shoals rising at 6m from the surface. Small walls with cracks and crevices with lobsters, red corals, morays... North of Estartit (Approx 15 min by boat). The dive site is 100m west of the Negre de Fallaguer. This is a common dive site when the north wind (tramontane) blows. Canyones de Fallaguer is also known as Caniones de Falaguer.
Large shoal of fish, a large canyon, groupers, Conger, moray eels, Dentex, gorgonians - everything you studied in the Mediterranean. 5 min. by boat
Ile de Tosca is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Spain, Costa Brava, Tossa de Mar which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
illa mateua is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Spain, Costa Brava, L Escala which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
The top-rated beginner sites are Dolphin's cave (5.0 from 1 review) and Mar Menuda (4.0 from 1 review).
Zentacle lists 29 dive shops in Catalunya. The top-rated are Mar De Hielo (5.0 from 338 reviews) and Poseidon Diving (4.9 from 209 reviews).
