Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Barcelona

The top 6 dive and snorkel sites in Barcelona, ranked by diver reviews, with maps and photos. Read the Barcelona guide

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La Pilona

No reviews yetSpain, Costa Brava, Malgrat de Mar

La Pilona is a former loading platform of de former iron mines of Malgrat de Mar Spain. The platform is collapsed, but the pilon is stil standing. On the bottom of the see there is a lot of concrete and iron, which is a nice base of many little fishes and black sea urchins. You can reach it by a 400 meter swim from the shore or pedalo (for hire on the beach). A lot of children and people use the pilon for snorkeling and diving. The only problem is the frequent pasing (every half hour) of the Dofi Jet line boat. La Pilona is also known as La Pilona Malgrat.

BeginnerMax depth 82 ftShore or Boat entry
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Puig de Sitges

No reviews yetSpain, Costa Brava, Vilanova Sitges

Puig de Sitges is also known as Maricel.

BeginnerMax depth 9.8 ftShore or Boat entry
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Les boles

No reviews yetSpain, Costa Brava, Vilanova Sitges

Les boles is also known as Boia oceanogràfica.

BeginnerMax depth 82 ftBoat entry
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Port Olimpic

No reviews yetSpain, Costa Brava, Barcelona

Port Olimpic is also known as Puerto Olímpico.

BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftShore entry
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La Calzada

No reviews yetSpain, Costa Brava, Mataro

La Calzada is also known as La Calçada.

IntermediateMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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El negre

No reviews yetSpain, Costa Brava, Mataro

A rock barrier 20 meter deap. Very close to Barcelona. Cool dive full of marine life dive: shellfish, grouper, moray, nudibranch, ray, conger eel,red scorpion, cardinalfish, etc... Lots of other similar diving spots in the area from the same harbour: El Negre, El Pessebre, El Vell, Els Congres, etc... Park in the Mataro harbour and get to one of the two Dive Center. El negre is also known as El Pessebre, L'Arbre.

IntermediateMax depth 55.8 ftBoat entry
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Top dive shops in Barcelona

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Medusadive S.C.P
4.9 (99) · Barcelona
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Saphira Dive
4.9 (55) · Vilanova I La Geltru (BCN)
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Underwater Barcelona
4.8 (116) · Barcelona
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iDive Barcelona
4.7 (40) · Barcelona
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Barcelona diving guide

Ready to check out the best sites in Barcelona for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 6 dive sites, snorkel spots, beaches, and more. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you.

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Are there dive shops in Barcelona?

Zentacle lists 9 dive shops in Barcelona. The top-rated are Medusadive S.C.P (4.9 from 99 reviews) and Saphira Dive (4.9 from 55 reviews).