Forte da Baralha

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Rock formation located a few meters south of the coast of Sesimbra, near Cape Espichel. It rises from the bottom (located at 15m) to the surface. It is rare that the top of the stone gets completely submerged.

You can observe several species of fauna and flora, like cuttlefish, seabreams, wrasse, gorgonians, sponges, anemones and so on.

Dive Activity

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Octopus

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Wrasse

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Nudibranch

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Crab

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Stingrays

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Cuttlefish

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Squid

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Stonefish

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Conger Eel

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