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Grotte à corail
Montredon, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Max depth25 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Lion
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Grotte à corail is a cave dive site near Montredon, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, in the Gulf of Lion. It has a maximum depth of about 25 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, soft corals, sea fans, moray eels. 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
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias glacialis
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis- Red ScorpionfishScorpaena scrofa
- Mediterranean MorayMuraena helena
Nearby sites
- 1Cathédrale0.1 km
- 2Le Liban0.5 km
- 3Tombant des pharillons0.6 km
- 4Les fromages0.6 km
- 5Tiboulen de Maire0.7 km
- 6Centre de Loisirs Des Goudes1.3 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