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Il cimitero delle ancore
Santa Cesarea Terme, Puglia, Italy
Max depth26 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyAdriatic Sea
Water temp14–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Il cimitero delle ancore is a drift dive site near Santa Cesarea Terme, Lecce, Italy, in the Adriatic Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 26 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, cuttlefish, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Mediterranean JellyCotylorhiza tuberculata
DamselfishChromis chromis
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Painted ComberSerranus scriba
Madeira RockfishScorpaena maderensis
Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
SalemaSarpa salpa
Nearby sites
- 1Il canyon fantasma0.8 km
- 2Malepasso2.9 km
- 3Aquario Nord9.2 km
- 4La Cattedrale25 km
- 5Peschereccio Greco26 km
- 6
Terradico27 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org