Pythéas
Portvendres, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
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LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyGulf of Lion
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Pythéas is a wreck dive site near Portvendres, Pyrénées-Orientales, France, in the Gulf of Lion. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, lobsters, soft corals, dolphins. 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
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
White Sea FanEunicella singularis
Snakelocks AnemoneAnemonia viridis
European Spiny LobsterPalinurus elephas
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Sea SlugPeltodoris atromaculata
Scarlet CoralBalanophyllia (Balanophyllia) europaea
Nearby sites
- 1L'Astée1.1 km
- 2Club le Rederis4.6 km
- 3Pelleteuse4.7 km
- 4Aquablue4.7 km
- 5Sentier Sous Marin de Banyuls Cerbere7.3 km
- 6Del Pi11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org