The Lovers’ Path

(C zone)

To the right of Riomaggiore we’ll find the famous “Lovers’ path” that gave the name to this underwater route characterized by a succession of submerged rocks that create beautiful light games.

The peculiarity of this dive is the abundance of fish: moors, banks of salemas and breams and clouds of damselfish accompany the divers during this dive giving the idea of being in an aquarium.

Peschiera’s Shoal

(C zone)

We’ll dive from the ground and, heading towards the open sea, we’ll meet some boulders that form a small canyon. Continuing through the canyon we’ll get to the landslide, which constitutes the outer dam of the port of Riomaggiore, that we’ll line leaving it on our left until we reach a rocky formation that is the Peschiera’s Shoal. We’ll cruise around the shoal and, by getting up a few meters, we’ll walk back towards the ground. It’s a very simple immersion but rich in encounters: groupers, brown meagres and migratory fish too.

Pida Gargavù tip

(C zone)

We’ll dive from the ground heading right. The seabed is rich in ravines and small canyons among various rocks where we can meet a multitude of fish: damselfish, salemas, breams, moors, gilthead breams, sea basses and often remarkably big groupers.

Ideal for underwater baptisms and for newly patented divers.

Shark’s Lair

(B zone)

This dive takes place on the face that leads to “Punta Monte Nero” which slopes gently up to a maximum depth of 15 meters. Therefore, it’s a dive suitable for everyone. It’s nicknamed “the dive in the aquarium” because of the clarity of its waters and the concentration of fish and benthic life.

THE "MacresCia"

(B zone)

This dive starts from the deepest buoy of the “Macresgia” gulf. We head towards the open sea and once we reach the edge of the face we turn right, keeping a depth between 15 and 18 meters. We enter by lapping the A zone of the park concluding our dive under the buoy, at a depth of about 6 meters.

It’s possible to meet large lobsters, especially in spring and early summer. There are also groupers, “mostella” fish, brown meagres, snappers and barracuda.

pastasciutta ROCK
(B zone)

The dive starts from the deepest buoy of the “Macresgia” gulf. We head towards the open sea and once we reach the edge of the face we turn left, keeping a depth between 15 and 18 meters.

The way back to our starting point takes place at a depth of about 9/10 meters, giving us the opportunity to visit several bathymetric and come across dentex on the hunt, barracuda, brown meagres and groupers.

Face of Montenero Tip
(A zone)

We moor at the buoy located in the zone A of the Park and head towards the ground on a 20-meter bathymetry, keeping the face on our left. Upon returning to the buoy, we reduce our depth on the 10/15 meters to admire the innumerable dens of groupers and brown meagres. During this dive we can meet remarkable size groupers, barracuda on the hunt, snappers, groupers and brown meagres.

Montenero Tip Canyon

(A zone)

We moor at the buoy located in zone A of the Park and head towards the open sea up to a maximum depth of 25 meters. We keep the face on our left, that’s where we find numerous dens of groupers and lobsters.

On our way back, we reduce our depth up to 15 meters so that we can meet migratory fish and burrows of brown meagres.

Our safety stop is carried out against the face, then we go back to our dinghy.

Lobsters Shoal
(A zone)

The Lobsters Shoal is located off the “Montenero Tip”. From the buoy we head towards the open sea and, after about a 10-minute fin, we come across the shoal where we can admire a multitude of lobsters of considerable size, especially during the period when the surface water is warm. It’s easy to find crayfish in lobsters’ dens. In addition to lobsters, the shoal is also famous for its great fans of “Eunicella verrucosa” (white sea fan). On our way back we have many encounters with migratory fish: amberjacks and snappers.