naturalistic
archaeological
Naturalistic and archaeological
Browsed itineraries of Sicily and discover the wonders above and below the water of a timeless island
SCOGLIO PETRA NAVE
The ship studded with coral
At the start of the dive, you will immediately descend down the tract that leads from the anchoring point to the northern wall of the rocky outcropping. After overcoming a detritus slope, you will reach the “coveted milestone”: a series of overlapping rock slabs that form a pyramid-like shoal at a depth of about 30 m, which rises up to just about a dozen metres from the surface. This enormous pile of stones and boulders has created an endless maze of passageways, openings, and impregnable holes. After exploring the large shoal, you can choose between two possibilities: to return along the same path by which you came, and focus your attention upon an area of scattered boulders at depths ranging from 20 to 30 m, or to continue circumnavigating the Petra Nave outcropping counter-clockwise, and focus your attention upon the vertical wall of the outcropping itself.
Browsed itineraries of Sicily and discover the wonders above and below the water of a timeless island
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.
Browsed itineraries of Sicily and discover the wonders above and below the water of a timeless island
BASILUZZO
The natural and cultural itinerary
The morphology of the coastline and seabed consists of an imposing rocky outcropping that creates a natural wall in the underwater environment. The Basiluzzo underwater itinerary begins at the base of this block, at a depth of about 12 m. Following the guiding rope, which indicates the pathway, you will come to the base of the ridge. Heading southward, at a depth of about 15 m, you will have the chance to glide over a sandy hollow intermittently colonised by small banks of sea grass, until you come to the plateau. Returning along the guiding rope, the seabed rises in large steps as you overcome a series of big isolated rocks. At the depth of 6.7 m, you will encounter a submerged wall structure.