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Travel to Italy travel
Italy is a destination that needs no introduction as it’s pretty hard to locate a parallel versatile and diverse country in the earth. Italian lands charm and expand the horizons, and, no doubts are worth the visit at least once in a lifetime. Every tourist will be able to discover something distinctive in this spectacular country, something that will make them come back again and again. Italy offers tourists a plenty of riches to explore. Because of its position at the core of Mediterranean trade, the Italian peninsula has long been vital to a union of cultures. This ancient land never stops to surprise presenting brand new discoveries and astonishing pleasures in many diverse ways.
Diving in Italy
The scuba diving in Italy is possible on a variety of stunning dive sites. In addition, as the Mediterranean Sea has seen lots of ship traffic over the decades, it’s a great location for wreck diving. In fact, there are numerous culturally noteworthy spots, and spectacular underwater features. The Ligurian Sea is a wing of the Mediterranean Sea. Portofino is the hub of diving here and is considered the birthplace of Italian scuba diving. A short distance from Rome you will get some exciting diving. Sicily is a great place for diving of all skill levels and interest. Black volcanic rock can be seen here.
Diving regions in Italy (8)
Aeolian Islands
A UNESCO-listed volcanic archipelago north of Sicily where divers explore lava and pumice walls, gorgonian-covered drop-offs, wrecks and underwater fumaroles around seven islands with two active volcanoes.
Bay of Naples
Campanian gulf combining the sunken Roman ruins of Baia, the reefs and caves of Capri, Ischia and Procida, and the Punta Campanella marine reserve at the tip of the Sorrento Peninsula.
Egadi Islands
Islands off Trapani inside one of the largest marine protected areas in the Mediterranean, offering dozens of dive sites with Posidonia meadows, the caves of Marettimo and ancient Roman wreck remains.
Pelagie Islands
Remote Italian islands between Sicily and Tunisia with very clear water, caves off Lampedusa, volcanic walls off Linosa and open-water dives at Lampione, all within a marine protected area.
Portofino Marine Protected Area
Small but intensely dived Ligurian marine reserve around the Portofino promontory, known for red and yellow gorgonian walls, Posidonia meadows, the Christ of the Abyss statue and the Mohawk Deer wreck.
Tuscan Archipelago
Seven islands between Tuscany and Corsica, led by Elba and Giglio, protected as a national park, with granite shoals, red coral and gorgonians, groupers and barracuda, and wrecks from shallow to technical depths.
