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Greek Columns
Taormina, Sicily, Italy
Max depth40 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyIonian Sea
Water temp15–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Greek Columns is a wall dive site near Taormina, Messina, Italy, in the Ionian Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 40 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, dolphins, octopus, moray eels, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
SalemaSarpa salpa
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Blue Spiny StarfishCoscinasterias tenuispina
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Nearby sites
- 1Bay of Sunshine Cave0.3 km
- 2Canyon di Angelo0.6 km
- 3Canyon del Diablo0.6 km
- 4Isola Bella South0.6 km
- 5Blue Cave Bay0.9 km
- 6Siphone1.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org