Faraglioni di Punta della Madonna

★★★★☆ (279)

As soon as you leave the port of Ponza, after having passed the Grotte di Pilato, you will find the Faraglioni di Punta della Madonna which offer both wall and cave diving starting from a depth of 4 meters and suitable for everyone. The site is easily accessible by dinghy.

You will be able to spot lobsters, groupers, slipper lobster, moray eels, white bream, nudibranchs, octopuses and parazoanthus on a beautiful natural arch. With a little luck also the needlefish.

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.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

17 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 200

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

10 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 600

Wrasse

Wrasse

5 Sightings
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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.: 250

Scorpionfish

Scorpionfish

11 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 3000

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

11 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 120

Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish

6 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 60

Electric Ray

Electric Ray

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 190

Conger Eel

Conger Eel

3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 350

Damselfish

Damselfish

2 Sightings
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