La Nao
Santa Pola, Valencian Community, Spain
Max depth12 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp14–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Oct
About this site
La Nao is a cave and reef dive site near Santa Pola, Alicante, Spain, in the Mediterranean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 12 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, cuttlefish, octopus, dolphins, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Rainbow WrasseCoris julis
Painted ComberSerranus scriba
SalemaSarpa salpa
Common PrawnPalaemon serratus
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Nearby sites
- 1La Llosa (merolandia)0.5 km
- 2Scull Roig - Reserva Marina Tabarca1.2 km
- 3Scull Negre - Reserva Marina Tabarca1.6 km
- 4Arrecifes Artificiales - Reserva Marina Tabarca2.3 km
- 5CB Costa Campello31 km
- 6Cb Profundo Azul43 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org