Grotta Byron

★★★★☆ (2,949)

Coming out of the Portovenere Canal and heading towards Riomaggiore you will immediately come across a small cove chosen by Lord Byron for many of his poems. A beautiful, serene landscape.

This diving site is perfect for macro photography featuring red and blue damsel fish and nudibranchs which are very common here. This site is also full of Apogon imberbis (the kings of mullets), sea horses, and cnidarians too.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

223 Sightings
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7
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17
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33
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60
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74
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15
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16
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Octopus

94 Sightings
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17
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42
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19
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16
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Nudibranch

104 Sightings
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20
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41
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33
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10
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0
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0

Grouper/Basslets

37 Sightings
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15
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22
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0
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0
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0

Scorpionfish

17 Sightings
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17
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Spiny Lobster

12 Sightings
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12
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0
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0
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0
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Snapper

10 Sightings
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10
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0
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0

Flounder

2 Sightings
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1
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1
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0
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