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La Palud
Sentier Sous Marin de la Palud · Le Lavandou, Port-Cros, France
EntryShore — Sentier Sous Marin de la Palud
Max depth12 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
La Palud is a reef dive site near Le Lavandou, Var, France, in the Mediterranean Sea. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 12 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, sea fans, dolphins, octopus, lobsters. 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
Slit LimpetsFlabellina affinis
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Smooth StarfishHacelia attenuata
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Scarlet CoralBalanophyllia (Balanophyllia) europaea
Nearby sites
- 1Plage de la Fausse Monnaie0.5 km
- 2Le Donator Wreck1.2 km
- 3La Gabinière Nord1.4 km
- 4La Gabinière1.6 km
- 5Pierre de Bagaud2.3 km
- 6Pointe de Montrémian2.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org