Plage Saint Antoine

★★★★★ (172)

This dive site is ideal for beginners thanks to its safe and exciting layout. The shallow, sandy bottom makes it perfect for first dives and training exercises.

These sites are home to astonishing biodiversity: multi-colored fish, curious octopuses, schools of fish and sometimes even rays or cuttlefish can be observed.

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Mares

Faraglioni Est (★4.5)

We moor on the side redoubled by the mistral, the starting depth is only 5 meters and will be perfect for making the safety stop before surfacing
Mares

Congresso, Isola dei cavoli (★4.5)

Located at West of Cavoli Island, this wonderful place is actually zone B of the MPA, but we all agreed it deserve a zone A. We have spot for all the levels of recreation SCUBA.
ISLA DIVING, 09014 CARLOFORTE

Le Colonne di Carloforte (★4.1)

The underwater topography here is similar to what is seen above water with the rocks, almost outcrops, sloping down to 18-20 meters, creating gullies and fun steps for divers to swim about.
ISLA DIVING, 09014 CARLOFORTE

Il Corno (★4.4)

“Il Corno“ is a small island that emerges in the western part of the island of San Pietro, the western part of Sardinia. An exceptional and very lively backdrop that offers the possibility of making different routes in order to make the site suitable for both the beginner and the experienced diver.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Cammello (★4.3)

The dive site is located about 5 minutes by boat in a south-easterly direction from the tourist port of Santa Maria Navarrese. The name comes from the natural rock formation representing a camel.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

Grotta di Nereo (★4.7)

Located just behind the Capocaccia promontory, the Nereo cave is considered one of the most beautiful dives in the Mediterranean and absolutely in the top 5 in Sardinia. The uniqueness of this cave is the huge environments and the possibility to vary the route according to the diver's ability.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

La Madonnina (★4.6)

The Madonnina is the dive site exactly below the Capocaccia promontory; after descending, follow a colorful wall to the Madonnina cavern, which is also rich in sponges, concretions and corals. However, one can move away from the wall to look for fish further offshore and deeper.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

Il tunnel (★4.7)

The Tunnel Cave is a cave dive in very large spaces: its vault is 17 m high, impressive are the light effects when looking from the inside to the outside. There are also a couple of narrower tunnels reserved for those with a Cave patent.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

Grotta del Cabirol (★4.8)

Cabirol Cave takes its name from the Cabirol staircase, the famous 754-step staircase leading to the entrance of Neptune Caves. The entrance remains exactly below the staircase and is on two levels, one at a depth of 12mt and the other at 5mt. The play of light is particularly beautiful.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

Cala Verde (★4.7)

Dive spot suitable for Open Water Diver. The bottom slopes slowly down to 16-18 mt, easy to enter the water because of the always calm sea. Good for Try Scuba and Basic Diver exercises but also for compass navigation exercises. Great spot for snorkelers.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

Il porticato (★4.5)

The Portico Cave is one of the top dives in the area: it stretches along the wall at an average depth of 22 meters for a length of a hundred meters; the presence of numerous arches facing the blue make it look like a portico, hence its name.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

Il delfino (★4.7)

The Dolphin is a dive site sheltered from the mistral, the predominant wind in the area, and in fact is practicable even in adverse weather conditions. It is so named because at a depth of 16mt a life-size statue of a dolphin has been placed on a concrete base.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

Grotta dei Cervi (★4.7)

Certainly the most important site from a historical point of view, the Grotta dei Cervi (Cave of the Deer), discovered in 1986, presents fossil remains, now calcified in the rock, dating back to the Neolithic period. One can admire various mandibles, bones from different parts of the body, and a skull
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

Isola Foradada Punta Timone (★4.3)

Located in the south-west of the island. The dive extends along the entire wall, until reaching and rounding the extreme tip. At 5mt a passage inside the rock leads back to the wall to return to the way just followed.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

Grotta dei Fantasmi (★4.6)

Another top site in the area is Grotta dei Fantasmi, the ghost cave. The entrance is only 7 meters but the dive is only a few tens of cm from the surface, present several air bubbles and tunnels. Completely of white limestone rock it is reminiscent, in part because of the excellent visibility, of cenotes in Central America.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

Grotta di Falco (★4.6)

Falco Cave is named after its discoverer Ennio Falco who discovered the aerial part of apnea. The cave is of rare beauty, on its vaults is the presence of numerous colonies of red coral; made in the shape of a horseshoe, it has exit and entrance always within sight. It requires an Advanced or Cavern certification.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

Grotta delle Stalattiti (★4.6)

This cave formerly must have been a watercourse, which is evident from its smooth, eroded walls. Very old stalactites, now submerged, are present in the vaults and just after the entrance at 7 meters you can see the demarcatingline at the old sea level and a column stalactite of considerable size, see photo.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

Cala del Bollo (★4.5)

Cala del Bollo (Bollo’s Cove) takes its name from the Aragonese tower above it, the Bollo Tower. Dive spot suitable for beginners, open water courses and beautiful spot for snorkeling. Given its shallow depth already from the surface it is possible to see octopuses, moray eels and starfish.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

Isola Foradada Dolmen (★4.5)

Located in the northern of the island, two large Dolmens rise up to 8 mt from a depth o 25-30 mt. The dive develops around these big rocks, very colorful with sponges and marine life as well as corals.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

Scoglio d’inferno (★4.7)

In the middle of Baia d’inferno, a pinnacle rises from a depth of 22mt. The dive takes place around it, and its life-rich walls make this dive most interesting for both beginners and experts.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

La Bramassa (★4.7)

One of the most popular dives in the area given its beauty and simplicity, and with an average depth of 12 mt it is truly accessible to all levels. Numerous arches and walls full of life are present; the dive culminates with entry into a large cave at a depth of 8 mt only. Beautiful and fun.
POSEIDON DIVING CENTER, 07041 Alghero

Cala della Bramassa (★4.8)

Cala della Bramassa with its flat bottom, convenient for carrying out exercises, is a suitable place to carry out the open waters of beginner courses (Try Scuba and Basic diver). Swimming offshore it reaches 18 mt. Also suitable as a snorkeling spot as it is sheltered from winds and the sea is almost always flat.
ORSO DIVING CLUB, 07021 Arzachena

Tavolara - Secca del Papa 2 (★4.5)

The shoal is divided in two by a sandy channel (Papa 1 and Papa 2). The top of the first is 15 m, while that of the second is 24 m. Each of the two parts is served by a mooring buoy. The characterizing aspects of the dive are the incredible quantity of fish and the coralligenous environment.
ORSO DIVING CLUB, 07021 Arzachena

Secca del Papa (★4.4)

The shoal is divided in two by a sandy channel (Papa 1 and Papa 2). The top of the first is 15 m, while that of the second is 24 m. Each of the two parts is served by a mooring buoy. The characterizing aspects of the dive are the incredible quantity of fish and the corralling environment.
ORSO DIVING CLUB, 07021 Arzachena

Mortoriotto (★4.4)

The two islets of Mortoriotto are located north of the larger island of Mortorio.The diving spot is located around the outermost islet and, except for the presence of strong currents, total circumnavigation is possible.