Banco di Santa Croce

★★★★☆ (2,811)

The Banco di Santa Croce is an extraordinary dive site that is easily accessible. The shoal is counted among the most beautiful dive sites in the Mediterranean for the variety of marine species and colors. The main cap is situated at a depth of 9 meters and reaches about 60 meters.

You can see groupers, dogfish, snappers, John Dory, and eagle rays. There are also beautiful branches of red gorgonians and false black coral.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

198 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
9
A
19
M
18
J
26
J
16
A
60
S
23
O
18
N
0
D
6

Eagle Ray

193 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
28
J
39
A
97
S
29
O
0
N
0
D
0

Snapper

511 Sightings
J
7
F
5
M
8
A
22
M
55
J
58
J
85
A
125
S
67
O
48
N
19
D
12

Grouper/Basslets

345 Sightings
J
6
F
4
M
5
A
19
M
27
J
33
J
36
A
91
S
53
O
36
N
24
D
11

Scorpionfish

163 Sightings
J
11
F
3
M
7
A
18
M
16
J
13
J
0
A
36
S
16
O
15
N
12
D
16

Tuna

128 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
0
A
15
M
28
J
0
J
0
A
30
S
21
O
15
N
9
D
7

Nudibranch

93 Sightings
J
3
F
4
M
9
A
16
M
12
J
0
J
0
A
17
S
13
O
15
N
0
D
4

Sweetlips and Grunts

13 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
13
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Octopus

10 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Spiny Lobster

7 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
5
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0