Cala Grande

★★★★☆ (226)

Only ten minutes by boat, this dive site is on the open sea side of Palmaria Island. Palmaria Island is the biggest island of the Porto Venere archipelago.

You will see a lot of shrimp, bentonic fish, and clouds of black damsels. There are two caves in very shallow water to explore.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 200

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

22 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 250

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

4 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 110

Snapper

Snapper

2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 90

Goatfish

Goatfish

2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 60

Spiny Lobster

Spiny Lobster

2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 55

Lobster

Lobster

2 Sightings
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