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Naturalistic and archaeological
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Secca delle Formiche
The tunnel of amateur photographers
The Secca delle Formiche shoal is characterised by two large slabs, which are joined at the bottom by a wide saddle. Since the pathway is simple, divers can entirely devote themselves to exploring and circumnavigating the two slabs themselves. The walls of the two shoals drop vertically until they run into a pile of rocks of various sizes, with countless crevices and burrows. Every little tunnel can be investigated from the seabed. More twists and turns can be found slightly to the west, at a depth of about 30 m, one of which appears as a deep gouge in the rock. After exploring the seabed, the route continues by re-ascending in a spiral fashion between the two cones. The return to the dive point is facilitated by the clarity of sea water.
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RELITTO DEI CANNONI
The barbary pirate ship of Punta Libeccio
Just north of Punta Libeccio, at about 100 m from the coast, a site known as the “Relitto dei Cannoni” (the “Wreckage of Cannons’’) can be found at a depth of 15 m. The gently sloping seabed, which is characterised by naturally split rocks alternating with clearings of sand and gravel, contains traces of an ancient shipwreck: eight cannons of uniform size and characteristics, six of which are lying in disarray along a vaguely rectilinear axis, while the other two are offset by about 20 m to the west. The total distance between the farthest cannons is about 30 m.
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THE RAS JEDIR SHIPWRECK
The shipwreck dive suitable for all skill levels
The shipwreck site is located almost at the centre of Cala Tramontana. The dive begins over a seabed 12 m in depth, which gently slopes down to a sandy plateau at a depth of about 7 m, where the outline of the wreck can be seen in the distance. The stern of the steel Libyan vessel, which was sunk in 2001, lies at a depth of about 18 m. Layout of the wreck: the stern lies to the north-west and the bow lies to the south-east.