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Grotte Arc en Ciel
Sormiou, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Max depth24 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Grotte Arc en Ciel is a cave dive site near Sormiou, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, in the Mediterranean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 24 m. Recommended for advanced divers. 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
- 1Pierre de Briancon0.2 km
- 2Grotte Mystérieuse0.2 km
- 3Tunnel de planne1.9 km
- 4Moyadons2.1 km
- 5Iles des moyades2.3 km
- 6Tombant des pharillons2.4 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