To find unforgettable dive spots, you do not need to go far. Just get to the heart of the Tyrrhenian Sea, on the island of beauty. Its coasts and especially its sea have nothing to envy to the Caribbean or the Red Sea as to the beauty of the seabed, colors and underwater life. You will be spoiled for choice: here are the most beautiful dives to do in Corsica.
Bonifacio
- Lavezzi Islands. One of the most beautiful areas of the entire south coast of Corsica. The Lavezzi islands are a small archipelago formed by the homonymous island and by a series of cliffs and lots that have emerged. The backgrounds are so varied and rich in life that they never meet two equal points.
- Merouville. Also known as Secca of groupers or City of groupers. It is located at a short distance from the Lavezzi islands and this point for diving owes its name to the massive presence of groupers, fish that are not afraid of man and that reach even large dimensions. However, it is not recommended to feed them.
- Est du Phare. Narrow passages, a tangle of submarine tunnels, and exceptional visibility: this is the dive at the Est du Phare. Tunnels and narrow passages that are populated by a rich underwater life made of moray eels, barracudas, sea bass, sponges and corals.
Porto (Ota)
- Scandola. On the west coast of Corsica, it is one of the most beautiful places on the island: it is a protected area of twenty kilometers which partly extends into the sea and partly on the mainland. The slopes overlooking the sea of Scandola peninsula are full of caves and ravines, as well as bays accessible only by sea. The most suggestive dive is surely the one that leads to the wreck of a ship populated by barracudas, groupers, lobsters, dentexes and numerous corals of various colors.
- Capo Rosso. It is a strip of land overlooking the sea that extends into the Tyrrhenian Sea, and its color varies from gray to pink. The dives in the wall take place in the midst of numerous caves and in the company of corals, sponges, barracudas, octopuses, moray eels.
Calvi
- The dive begins at the homonymous peak on the north coast of Corsica. It is not particularly demanding but the backdrops you can admire are very varied and very rich in life.
- B-17. On the other hand, this is a prerogative dive only for the more experienced diver. During the Second World War, to be precise, on February 14, 1944, the plane, attacked and severely damaged, was forced to ditch near Calvi, where it sank. His wreck is about thirty meters deep.
Snorkeling
For you, diving is a bit too demanding but you still want to discover the colors and the underwater life of Corsica? Know, then, that just a mask and snorkel may be enough even: in Corsica there are not even numerous spots where you can snorkel. The best places are:
- Lodo Beach;
- Roccapina Beach;
- Rondinara beach;
- Palombaggia beach;
- Marinella beach.
Among other things, doing so you will also have the great fortune to be able to see some of the most beautiful beaches of Corsica, such as Rondinara and Palombaggia.
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