Madonna or Sugar Loaf

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Halfway along the reef wall there is a statue of our lady, also known as Madonna, in a small cave at a depth of 18 metres. The Madonna statue was placed in this cavern by a local dive club Amphibians Diving Club in November 1987. For the 20th anniversary in 2007 the dive club added a commemorative plaque.

At this dive site you can see mediterranean sea bream, stingrays, moray eels, grouper, common octopus, cuttlefish, red starfish, damselfish and many other reef fishes.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl

Octopus
130 Sightings
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5
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13
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24
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25
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Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
46 Sightings
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12
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16
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Grouper/Basslets
86 Sightings
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21
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17
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Scorpionfish
54 Sightings
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25
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14
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14
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Alamy-Andre Seal

Damselfish
45 Sightings
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15
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Jackfish
35 Sightings
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11
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Parrotfish
21 Sightings
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10
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11
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Soldierfish
15 Sightings
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15
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Goatfish
13 Sightings
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Octopus Garden Diving Center

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MLT

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SPB3341 San Pawl il-Bahar
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Diveshack

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SLM 311 Sliema
MLT

AQUATICA DIVING CENTRE

MOSTA ROAD
SPB 3418 ST PAUL’S BAY
MLT

DIVE VISION MALTA LTD

RIVIERA SPA HOTEL
MLH 9069 l/o Mellieha
MLT

SCUBA MALTA

Portomaso Marina
STJ4011 St. Julians
MLT

Islands Tec Dive

Alex Flats
MFN 1516 Marsalforn
MLT

MALTA BLUE DIVING

Preluna Hotel & Spa
SLM 1605 Sliema
MLT

AQUAVENTURE MALTA

Triq Il-Qarnit
MLH 4231 Mellieha
MLT