Forte da Baralha

★★★★☆ (610)

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

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 300

Octopus

43 Sightings
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Total number of species: 600

Wrasse

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Total number of species: 7000

Crab

22 Sightings
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Total number of species: 3000

Nudibranch

22 Sightings
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Total number of species: 120

Cuttlefish

11 Sightings
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Total number of species: 80

Stingrays

9 Sightings
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Total number of species: 300

Squid

4 Sightings
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Total number of species: 30

Stonefish

4 Sightings
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Total number of species: 190

Conger Eel

3 Sightings
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