Browsed itineraries of Sicily and discover the wonders above and below the water of a timeless island
SCOGLIO DEI MONACI
The anchoring point and starting point for the Scoglio dei Monaci dive is to the right of the Sea Stack. Following the contour of the seabed, which heads out to the open sea with an upward inclination, almost immediately you will pass by a large channel, after which you will come to the wall, which from 23 m drops to unsafe diving depths, and has a profile that gradually turns into a series of large terraces. This is where the actual dive begins: the first points of interest can be found at depths ranging from 30 to 42 m, with the cracks in the rock. Following the wall on your left hand side to the depth of 35 m, you will come to a new larger cavity. At the entrance to the hollow, you will encounter a fish trap, which has long since become a fixed feature of the marine environment. Continuing ahead, and leaving the recess in the wall behind, you will come to a second channel, the inner floor of which is made up of large cobbles or course gravel. Beyond this channel, you will see the silhouette of another vertical drop. At this point, we begin re-ascending along a dihedral rock face, which leads up to a depth of 20 m.
Browsed itineraries of Sicily and discover the wonders above and below the water of a timeless island
RELITTO DEI CANNONI
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
CALA GADIR (archaeological itinerary)
Cala Gadir offers itineraries that are suitable for divers with open water licenses, as well as more advanced divers. The dive begins near the first slipway, which reaches a depth of 6 m at the entrance corridor marked by yellow and white buoys. Heading about 20 m to the north, you will come to a rocky ridge.