C.A.P. Port-Vendres

★★★★☆ Cap Gros

Cap Gros offers a variety of dives. From two to thirty metres, passing through posidonia, rocks with drop-offs, to finish on the corralligenous...

★★★★☆ Cap l’Abeille

Located south of Banyuls, Cap La Vieille owes its name to the shape of the rock, reminiscent of an old woman's head. The name was later changed to Cap l'Abeille. Thanks to its many buoys, you can dive several times on this site, following different routes.

★★★★☆ Le Dôme

Spend some time on the Dome at the end of the dive to observe the Bécunes.

★★★★☆ Les contrebandiers

Just a ten-minute sail from Argelès-sur-Mer, "Les grottes des contrebandiers" lie at the foot of the mythical Cap Béar lighthouse. This dive is accessible to all levels. The site's topography is made up of rocks and large coralligenous canyons.

★★★★☆ Les 3 moines

Located in the Banyuls-Cerbère marine reserve. Created in 1974 and managed by the Conseil Général des Pyrénées-Orientales, the Banyuls-Cerbère National Nature Reserve has halted the destruction of the coastline by tourism, pollution and fishing.

★★★★☆ Anse de la Mauresque

This site, north of Port-Vendres, is sheltered from the south wind and the Tramontane. Accessible to all levels, you'll find nudibranchs, white gorgonians and lobsters through the faults and coralligenous (18 to 20m).

★★★★☆ Merouville

Numerous rocks and coral reefs between 16 and 30 metres below the surface, whether you're heading north or south, you won't be disappointed!

★★★★☆ Sec de valenti

Also known as La Llose, it lies just behind Cap Béar, off the coast of the Bay of Paulilles, where you can discover a varied landscape of boulders, faults, overhangs and caves. If you're looking for lobster hotels, this is the place!

★★★★☆ Cap Béar

The Cap BEAR site is a sheltered site when there is a tramontana wind, 50 minutes from BARCARES, it allows you to discover the bottom of the VERMEILLE coast in strong winds, with a bottom made up of small drop-offs, faults and coralligenous patates ranging from 5 to 26 metres deep, ideal for walking.

★★★★☆ Les Tinyes

The Tinyes, to the south, are three rock heads protruding from the water, forming a cove. You'll dive around them. Depths range up to 20m, and schools of sars and dorados are very common.

★★★★☆ Épave Le Saumur

The atmosphere is ghostly, as the wreck lies on its keel off Port-Vendres in 45m of water. The stern, lying on its side, is separated from the rest of the ship. The emergency propeller is still clearly visible near the aft cargo mast on the port side.

★★★★☆ Épave L’Astrée

The wreck lies at a depth of 44m, and it’s possible to dive around the castle and discover the galley. The front of the castle marks the break-up of the ship, and by following the wreckage you can reach the bow, where the anchors are still in place.

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★★★★☆ Pytheas, Port-Vendres

This site just outside Port-Vendres is very popular with N1 divers. It allows them to dive a wreck, an arch and rocky faults all in the same dive.