Punta Palazzu
Dive site
The signature dive of Scandola: a towering porphyry wall that plunges from the surface to over 50 metres, its red and ochre rock colonised by deep sponges, yellow colonial tunicates, and dense gorgonian sea fans. Dusky grouper approach to within touching distance — emboldened by decades of protection — while large conger eels patrol the base. Barracuda schools hover in the blue water off the wall's shoulder.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 55 m
Advanced depths
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
25 to 40 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
12 to 27°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | calm | calm | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Dusky grouper
Photo: Billy Bensted-Smith · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Mediterranean moray eel
Photo: frahome · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Red gorgonian
Photo: Frédéric ANDRE · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
European barracuda
Photo: Christian Amador Da Silva · © all rights reserved
Rare
Now and then
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