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Isola Bella South
Taormina, Sicily, Italy
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Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyIonian Sea
Water temp15–27°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
Isola Bella South is a cavern and wall dive site near Taormina, Messina, Italy, in the Ionian Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, dolphins, octopus, moray eels, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 27 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
SalemaSarpa salpa
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalba
Blue Spiny StarfishCoscinasterias tenuispina
ParrotfishSparisoma cretense
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Nearby sites
- 1Canyon del Diablo0.1 km
- 2Canyon di Angelo0.2 km
- 3Blue Cave Bay0.4 km
- 4Siphone0.4 km
- 5Greek Columns0.6 km
- 6Bay of Sunshine Cave0.7 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org