Reef
down to 25 m
Dia's Rock
A calm bay reef sloping from 5 to 18 m where sardines, sea breams and damselfish often form a cloud, plus a WWII mine shell.
- Open Water
- Barracuda
Advanced≤30 m
El Greco Reef
Dive site in Crete, Greece
An Agia Pelagia reef with a small cave, groupers, octopuses, lobsters and morays, and visibility that often exceeds 25 m.
- Usual dive
- 20 m
- Deepest point
- 40 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Jul–Sep
- Entry
- By boat
The dive
A reef dive from a boat. Known for tuna, crustaceans and octopus.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: diversclub-crete.gr
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Tuna
- Crustaceans
- Octopus
- Groupers
- Moray eels
Season in Crete
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jul–Sep.
Source: diversclub-crete.grWhere is Crete?
The point shows the Crete area, not the exact dive site.
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down to 19 m
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- Advanced
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down to 27 m
Daedalos
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- Open Water
Wall
down to 35 m
Kalypso Walls
- Open Water
- Stingrays
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.