Crete
Greece · Mediterranean
Greece's largest island rewards divers with cave systems, sea fan gardens, and imposing wall dives, best explored between May and November when visibility regularly exceeds 30 m and water temperatures climb to 25 C. Chania's northwest coast hides the spectacular Elephant Cave, while the northern shelf near Heraklion hosts rare gorgonian forests at manageable depths.
Dive sites
Elephant Cave
mediterranean moray · glassfish · stalactite sponge · european seabass
Cape Stavros Wall
gorgonian sea fan · mediterranean black coral · dentex · brittlestar
Steno
posidonia seagrass · common octopus · salema porgy · loggerhead sea turtle
Heraklion Sea Fan Gardens
yellow gorgonian · spotted sea hare · banded moray · swordfish
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