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Salento Nautica
Porto Cesareo, Lecce, Italy
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyIonian Sea
Water temp12–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Salento Nautica is a dive site near Porto Cesareo, Lecce, Italy, in the Ionian Sea. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes cuttlefish, octopus. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 12 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Mediterranean JellyCotylorhiza tuberculata
Common CuttlefishSepia officinalis
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropus
White SeabreamDiplodus sargus
Blue CrabCallinectes sapidus
Mediterranean Green CrabCarcinus aestuarii
Nearby sites
- 1Il Camino3.5 km
- 2Canyon9.4 km
- 3Santa Caterina16 km
- 4La Reggia17 km
- 5Kalepolis25 km
- 6Secca di Bocche di Puglia45 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org