Wreck
down to 40 m
Panarea wreck (Lisca Bianca)
An English ship wreck sitting upright on a 30–40 m seabed near the Lisca Bianca islet off Panarea.
- Experienced
Advanced≤30 mHidden gem
Bottaro & Lisca Bianca gas vents (Panarea)
Dive site in Aeolian Islands, Italy
An easy 12–20 m dive among columns of pulsing bubbles around Panarea's islets, like a submarine snow-storm.
- Usual dive
- 20 m
- Deepest point
- 20 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- May–Oct
The story
Columns of pulsing bubbles rise around Panarea's sculpted islets, and the water is full of blobs of a weird white bacteria that grows on sulphur.
Source: roughguides.com
The dive
A dive.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: roughguides.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
Conditions
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Season in Aeolian Islands
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: May–Oct.
Source: estateolie.netWhere is Aeolian Islands?
The point shows the Aeolian Islands area, not the exact dive site.
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Wreck
down to 36 m
Hidden gem
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- Experienced
down to 40 m
Pietra Menalda (Lipari)
A rock off Lipari, circled at 18–40 m among huge boulders that shelter octopus, eels and groupers.
- Experienced
- Octopus
Pinnacle
down to 33 m
Scoglio di Petra Nave (Panarea)
A rock rising from 33 m to 11 m off Panarea, cut into steep monolithic pinnacles with narrow valleys between them.
- Experienced
Reef
down to 30 m
Secca delle Formiche (Lipari)
Two rocks rising to 10 m off Lipari, home to eels, lobsters, scorpionfish, groupers, octopus and parrotfish.
- Advanced
- Nudibranchs
down to 50 m
Punta Castagna (Lipari)
A 10 m plateau covered in white pumice dust off Lipari, with inlets whose crests are covered in red gorgonians.
- Experienced
- Groupers
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.