Zelena Lanterna

★★★★☆ (49)

Done as a drift dive in up to moderate currents along the coast. A slight drop off leads to the sandy bottom of max 27m. It’s possible to look for small pieces of amphoras.

It’s possible to find different types of fish and sponges dotting the rocky ground. Damselfish and common two-banded sea breams are the most common.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species approx.: 300

Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
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Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

Orca Diving Centre

Orca Diving Centre

Verudela 17, 52100 Pula, Croatia
Diving Pula

Diving Pula

Valsabionska ulica bb, 52100 Pula, Croatia
Scuba Libre Diving Center

Scuba Libre Diving Center

Arena Runke Campsite, 52100 Premantura, Croatia

Dive Sites Nearby

Scuba Libre Diving Center, 52100 Premantura
Luana (★4.5)

Luana (★4.5)

This is a merchant ship, which was sunk in 1943, because of coming over a mine. The bow is just a few meters separated from the rest part of the ship. Max. depth is 48m. Suitable for technical diving.
Orca Diving Centre, 52100 Pula
Kap Kamenjak - caves (★4.3)

Kap Kamenjak - caves (★4.3)

KOLUMBARICE OR KAP KAMENJAK CAVES ARE SITUATED IN PARK OF NATURE KAMENJAK. CAVES ON THE DEPTH: 3 – 8m; MAX DEPTH: 18m; TRANSFER FROM ORCA DIVING CENTER IS NEAR 45min.
Scuba Libre Diving Center, 52100 Premantura
Safari Reef Istria (★4.0)

Safari Reef Istria (★4.0)

Maximum depth: 20m. Reacheable by boat in 25 minutes from ScubaLibre. Suitable for all levels. There are several possible itineraries, taking you through different channels.
Robert M. (#1847875)
Vis, Wreck (★4.5)

Vis, Wreck (★4.5)

Built in 1956 in the Pula-based shipyard of Uljanik as part of Tito’s fleet, it was designed to function as a command ship of the Yugoslav Navy. The hull is made of steel, whilst the decks are of aluminium. It is the first deliberately sunk ship in Croatia with the max depth of 34m.
Scuba Libre Diving Center, 52100 Premantura
Uvala Polje - Zid (★4.1)

Uvala Polje - Zid (★4.1)

Reachable by boat in 35 minutes, or ten minutes by car from Premantura, entering the national park Kamenjak. Diving in the bay is suitable for beginners, the wall at the end of the bay is much more interesting, suitable for all kind of divers. Maximum depth 29 metres, the wall starts at 10mt and drops down to 28mt
Scuba Libre Diving Center, 52100 Premantura
Kap Marlera (★4.2)

Kap Marlera (★4.2)

Maximum depth: 28mt. Distance: 25 min by boat from the centre. Nice channel, quiet place, with the wreck of a fishing boat. Ideal for all categories.
Scuba Libre Diving Center, 52100 Premantura
Red Rocks (★4.4)

Red Rocks (★4.4)

It is suitable for orientation exercises and using of compass. We dive by the mild rocky slope, which ends in the sand on the depth of 20 meters.
Ronjenje Pula, 52100 Pula
Bumbište (★4.3)

Bumbište (★4.3)

This is a beautiful position with a very long and various wall which spreads over 200 meters. During the diving, which as you wish may be on depth to 20 meters or more, we are going around a few underwater capes with no end to holes and cliffs. Each of these is rich in colours and different species.
Mares
Frasker (★4.2)

Frasker (★4.2)

Although currents are not always strong here, divers go in one direction only – with the current – to ensure easier and more enjoyable diving. This is an interesting site because dives are made along walls and rocks forming 2 – 3 cascades, at a depth of 15 m, 18-20 m, and below 20 m.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic
Jarbol (★4.1)

Jarbol (★4.1)

The vertical wall descending from 10 – 14 m to 28 m is full of holes and small caverns of various sizes that can easily be inspected without going into them. Rammed into the rock at a depth of 26 m, there is a ship´s mast with a few remains of the ship still visible.
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Fraskeric Cave (★4.4)

Fraskeric Cave (★4.4)

An inevitable diving location on the Istrian peninsula. The dive begins in the northern part of the island. We dive along a sandy slope towards the first tunnel through which we will each pass individually. Afterwards, we soon reach the next tunnel through which we dive in pairs.
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Kockice (★4.2)

Kockice (★4.2)

The south-east side of Fratarski island hides a wonderful dive location suitable for all levels of diving experience. It starts with a slowly descending bottom which quickly opens up to a vertical reef filled with holes and caverns of all sizes. The maximum depth is around 25 meters.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic
Two Towers (★4.3)

Two Towers (★4.3)

The most relaxing dive you’ll even experience! With the reef slowly descending into a sandy bottom on 18-19m, this location is perfect for all experience levels. Lots of holes for exploring.
Scubapro
Lighthouse (★4.2)

Lighthouse (★4.2)

This dive site consists of a fairly short wall, 100m long, located alongside a hotel beach. Diving is mostly conducted in one direction, and the gradual slope makes it easy to select the depth you want.
Lea H. (#2726049)
Orca Housereef (★4.5)

Orca Housereef (★4.5)

Situated below Hotel Park Plaza Histria, “Yacht“ Bar and Restaurant, directly below the ORCA Diving Center . Depth 2-8 m/ 6- 25 ft. Rowing Boat Wreck in shallow part of reef, great for night dive.
Aqualung
Kanjon (★4.2)

Kanjon (★4.2)

We dive along the west side of the Verudela peninsula. The reef is located near the anchorage site and follows the coast in parallel. We dive right of the wall, which drops steeply up to 25 m deep.
Scuba Libre Diving Center, 52100 Premantura
Rossarol 1, Wreck (★4.1)

Rossarol 1, Wreck (★4.1)

Cesare Rossarol is the Italian destroyer was built in Genoa in 1913, launched one year later, and met its fate in 1918. When the end of the war was declared, the ship left Pula-Pola for Rijeka.Sea depth: 48-50 mGreatest depth: 50/48 mSmallest depth: 42/40 mLength: 40/25 mWidth: 8/8 m
Ronjenje Pula, 52100 Pula
Remorker (★4.2)

Remorker (★4.2)

A tugboat sunk in the 1960s was used for manoeuvring larger ships in the harbour. It’s 15m long so there is no possibility of going inside the wreck.
Aqualung
Hippocampus House Reef 2 (★4.2)

Hippocampus House Reef 2 (★4.2)

We dive along the western side of the peninsula, startiing with the reef on our left shoulder. Some mini-walls indicate the way to the sloping reef with a max. depth of around 24 to 27m.
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Hippocampus House Reef 1 (★3.8)

Hippocampus House Reef 1 (★3.8)

This dive site is suited to all types of divers and all categories. Diving takes place along the seashore at the Stoja Auto Camp located at the northern cape.
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Valovine 1 (★4.2)

Valovine 1 (★4.2)

By anchoring along the coast, we dive to the sandy sea bottom. We move south, following the ridge on the left while gradually descending to 18 - 20 meters deep. This location is characterized by excellent visibility and an abundance of fish such as mediterannean chromis, salemas and saddled seabreams.
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Varese (★4.5)

Varese (★4.5)

The Italian merchant steamship “Varese“ sank in 1915 while transporting cargo from Trieste to Tunis. Because of bad weather, the captain decided to take refuge in the port of Pula. Heading towards the city, ship struck a mine which destroyed the prow, the ship sinking in the place where it is today.
Scubapro
Muzil (★4.3)

Muzil (★4.3)

The former military base near Pula offers an interesting dive on its southern part. We start the dive shallow and follow the ridge to the right. In the middle of the dive, we go through an attractive natural tunnel from a deeper part into a shallow lagoon, surrounded by high rocks.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic
Valovine 2 (★4.2)

Valovine 2 (★4.2)

Either following the reef right shoulder starting from Valovine 1, or entering the water on the western side of the peninsula going southeast, you reach the spot Valovine 2.