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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
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
BASILUZZO
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.