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Émergence du Bestouan
Sorgent de Bestòn · Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Max depth30 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Émergence du Bestouan is a cave dive site near Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, in the Mediterranean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 30 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, dolphins, soft corals, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
European Spiny LobsterPalinurus elephas
Smooth StarfishHacelia attenuata
Cotton-spinnerHolothuria (Holothuria) tubulosa
Nearby sites
- 1Exsurgence de Port-Miou1.9 km
- 2Les Canons6.4 km
- 3Grotte de la Triperie6.7 km
- 4Calanque de Figuerolles7.4 km
- 5Abyss Garden7.4 km
- 6G P E S7.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org