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SCOGLIO QUAGLIETTO

One of the best dives that Vulcano has to offer

This dive begins in the channel between Vulcano and the Quaglietto rock outcropping, where the seabed ends on the sand at a depth of 15 m. The most interesting part of this itinerary is the western wall, which can be accessed from both the right and the left. From the anchoring point, you will quickly reach the depth of 30 metres.

Heading back up a few metres and continuing to circumnavigate the rock, you will come to the large opening of the Grotta dei Gamberi (the “Shrimp Cave”), which is better known as the Grotta della Madonnina (the “Cave of the Virgin Mary”) due to the nearly one-metre high statue resting on its floor. The cave is shaped like an inverted “V”, with the summit at a depth of 18 m, and the floor at a depth of 26 m. It extends into the rock for about twenty metres. In front of the large cave, and next to the rocks scattered along the bottom, lies a large anchor embedded in the sand, with only the upper part of the shank visible. 

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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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Capo Graziano

The marine archaeological itinerary of ancient and modern times

The itinerary is marked by a guiding rope, which is initially fastened to the wall, and then to the bottom at a depth of 29 metres. The dive starts (with sign 0) at the mooring buoy, following an S/N heading. After a brief pause on the top of the shoal, you will begin your descent and will encounter the first artefacts at a depth of about 30 m. Keeping the wall of the shoal on the left and turning right (at sign 2), you will come to the observation platform at a depth of about 30 m (sign 3), from which you can observe wreck A, known as “Roghi” (from the 2nd century B.C.), which is located at depths ranging from 36 to 45 metres. Re-ascending to the depth of 28 m, you will come to a cave (sign 4) that boasts an abundance of natural features. Continuing on, a stone anchor dating back to the fifth century B.C. can be found in the vicinity of a landslide, at a depth of around 25 m (sign 5). Heading back towards the surface, the route turns south through a channel full of small caves (sign 6) at around 8 m, where remains of more recent origins can be found. From here, you will soon return to the starting point (sign 0). 

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