L’esceuil de Monaco

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L’esceuil de Monaco

★★★☆☆ (5)

The site is a dry area oriented North-South with a plateau at a depth of 12m. The bottom of the drop-off is at 38m. To the south are some very nice little canyons.

As on all Italian dry docks, you won’t be able to miss the numerous moray eels. Schools of barracuda await you on the landing.c

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Total number of species: 200

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Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

Palmes Beach Menton

port de Garavan, 06500 Menton, France

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