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Grotta di San Francesco
Grottino di San Francesco · La Maddalena, Olbia-Tempio, Italy
EntryBoat
Max depth40 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyTyrrhenian Sea
Water temp14–25°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Grotta di San Francesco is a cave dive site near La Maddalena, Olbia-Tempio, Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 40 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, cuttlefish, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 25 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
European Spiny LobsterPalinurus elephas
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Common Two-banded SeabreamDiplodus vulgaris
Peacock BlennySalaria pavo
Nearby sites
- 1Punta Coticcio1.3 km
- 2Tahiti1.9 km
- 3Secca dei Monaci3.5 km
- 4Punta Tegge9.0 km
- 5Punta Sardegna12 km
- 6Il Fungo13 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