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Il Grottone
Golfo Aranci, Sardinia, Italy
Max depth35 m
LevelEstimated: Advanced and up
Water bodyTyrrhenian Sea
Water temp14–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Il Grottone is a cave and wall dive site near Golfo Aranci, Olbia-Tempio, Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 35 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea fans, groupers, octopus, dolphins. 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
Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
Painted ComberSerranus scriba
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
SalemaSarpa salpa
DamselfishChromis chromis
ComberSerranus cabrilla
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Nearby sites
- 1Tegghia Liscia0.4 km
- 2Tavolara Grouper Rock0.4 km
- 3Occhio di Dio0.6 km
- 4Cala Cicale0.9 km
- 5Tavolara Island1.3 km
- 6Archetto1.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org