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Grotta del Cristo
Milazzo, Messina, Italy
Max depth18 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyTyrrhenian Sea
Water temp14–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Grotta del Cristo is a cave dive site near Milazzo, Messina, Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 18 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes cuttlefish, nudibranchs, octopus, moray eels, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus- SalemaSarpa salpa
Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus- Painted ComberSerranus scriba
- Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Nearby sites
- 1Tre Pietrazze1.4 km
- 2Secca di Ponente2.8 km
- 3Secca di Levante2.9 km
- 4Zu Innaru Rock44 km
- 5Blue Cave Bay45 km
- 6Siphone45 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