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Santa Caterina
Nardò, Lecce, Italy
Max depth22 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyIonian Sea
Water temp14–26°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Santa Caterina is a dive site near Nardò, Lecce, Italy, in the Ionian Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 22 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, octopus, moray eels, groupers, cuttlefish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 14 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Madeira RockfishScorpaena maderensis
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavo
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
DamselfishChromis chromis
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Mediterranean JellyCotylorhiza tuberculata
Nearby sites
- 1La Reggia1.6 km
- 2Canyon7.0 km
- 3Kalepolis9.5 km
- 4Salento Nautica16 km
- 5Il Camino19 km
- 6Il cimitero delle ancore42 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