Dive site
Medes Islands
Costa Brava, Spain
- Typical depth
- 25 m
- Type
- Reef
- Level
- Intermediate
Notes
Marine reserve, groupers, moray eels.
Marine life
- Macro
- moray eel, conger eel, nudibranchs
- Corals
- red gorgonians, red coral
- Reef fish
- dusky grouper, brown meagre, salema, seabream, damselfish
- Cephalopods
- octopus, cuttlefish
- Invertebrates
- red coral, spiny lobster, starfish
Site features
- Marine Reserve
- Tunnels
- Caverns
- Walls
- Large Groupers
When to dive
- Best
- May–Oct
- Avoid
- Jan–Feb
Mediterranean marine reserve. Best vis and warmest water July–October. Permit required and operator quotas apply.
Conditions & access
- Visibility
- 10–25 m
- Water temp
- 12–24 °C
- Current
- Mild
- Access
- Permit required
- Min cert
- Open Water; Advanced for the deeper tunnels
Location
42.0461° N, 3.2228° E
Dive clubs that visit this site
7 operators list this site on their website
- Aquàtica Illes MedesL'Estartit, Spain · Dive centre[source]
- Calypso Diving EstartitL'Estartit, Spain · Dive centre[source]
- Costa Brava DiversL'Estartit, Spain · Dive centre[source]
- El Rei del MarL'Estartit, Spain · Dive centre[source]
- Les Illes Hotel & DivingL'Estartit, Spain · Dive centre[source]
- OceanSub EstartitL'Estartit, Spain · Dive centre[source]
- Unisub Dive ResortL'Estartit, Spain · Dive centre[source]
Sources
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