Wreck
down to 30 m
Peristera Ancient Shipwreck (Accessible Underwater Archaeological Site)
A 5th-century-BC merchant ship's cargo of wine amphorae, opened to Advanced divers with certified guides from May to October.
- Advanced
Experienced≤40 m
Christoforos Wreck (Panormos, Skopelos)
Dive site in Alonissos & Northern Sporades, Greece
An upright wreck in Panormos Bay, deck at 32-35 m, with little to no current and a resident scorpionfish in the bridge.
- Usual dive
- 35 m
- Deepest point
- 43 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Entry
- By boat
- Current
- Mild
The story
Built in 1950 at Grangemouth as the collier Thomas Hardie, she joined the Greek fleet in 1976 as Christoforos. In October 1983, carrying 2,600 tonnes of cement from Volos to Piraeus, she listed 7 degrees in bad weather, was steered to Panormos Cove and abandoned by her crew.
Source: skopelos.com
The dive
A wreck dive from a boat. Known for nudibranchs and scorpionfish.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: scubaverse.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- The site goes deeper than 40 m: Experienced divers stay above 40 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Nudibranchs
- Scorpionfish
- Moray eels
Season in Alonissos & Northern Sporades
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Good months: May–Oct.
Source: visitgreece.grWhere is Alonissos & Northern Sporades?
The point shows the Alonissos & Northern Sporades area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Alonissos & Northern Sporades
down to 50 m
Georgios Gorgonian Garden
Gorgonian sea fans from 30 m in a current-swept channel, with scorpionfish, morays and rare nudibranchs.
- Experienced
- Nudibranchs
down to 12 m
Glyfa Beach
Ikion Diving's try-dive spot: walk in from Glyfa Beach and stay within 12 m.
- Open Water
down to 50 m
Two Brothers Island
A shallow start then a drop-off to 30 m, with a wreck for advanced divers on the island's north side.
- Advanced
Reef
down to 33 m
Xera Mourtias (Mourtias Reef)
A Mourtias reef dive where several moray eels and groupers make their home.
- Experienced
- Groupers
down to 40 m
Mavros Kavos Island
A deep island dive to 40 m among boulders and a vertical west wall.
- Experienced
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.