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SCOGLIO DEL MEDICO
The dive begins from the most beautiful point on the south-west side of the Scoglio del Medico rock outcropping. The anchoring point is located over a rocky seabed. After crossing a small landslide of rocky material, the side entrance to the Grotta del Medico cave opens up beneath a boulder, which provides access to a cavern about 40 m in length. This has two openings on opposite sides, thus resulting in a splendid pale blue lighting effect. Upon leaving the cave’s largest room, you will come to an area which consists of a depression surrounded by rocky walls. From here you will head through a small canyon, where the seabed has steep walls topped by rocky arches. You will come to a plateau, beyond which the seabed drops to a depth of about 35 m. Remaining at a depth of 20 m, head towards the large rock that rises out of the sea floor, and along the vertical wall that plunges down to a depth of about 40 m. This will bring you back towards the dive site, where you can re-surface after making the safety stop.
Browsed itineraries of Sicily and discover the wonders above and below the water of a timeless island
Cala Minnola
In the water off Cala Minnola, at just a few dozen metres from Punta Albarella, a Roman shipwreck can be found at a depth of 27 to 30 m. The wreck features the remains of a shipload of amphorae (fifty), as well as numerous fragments of black painted pottery (used on-board), which have remained in their original location on the seabed.
Browsed itineraries of Sicily and discover the wonders above and below the water of a timeless island
THE RAS JEDIR SHIPWRECK
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.