Wall
down to 40 m
Le Grand Salaman
East-wind-sheltered Frioul site with a 15 m rocky plateau for Level 1 divers, schools of anthias and spiny lobsters in the wall's crevices.
- Open Water
- Anthias
Experienced≤40 m
Grand Congloué – La Pierre de Cassis
Dive site in Marseille & the Calanques, France
Deep Riou spur where Cousteau dug in 1952: vertical walls covered in purple gorgonians from 30 m, with barracudas and dentex passing.
- Max depth
- 65 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- Mar–Dec
The story
The Grand Congloué islet off Riou is where Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau led archaeological excavations in 1952.
Source: atollplongee.com
The dive
A wall dive. Known for barracuda.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: atollplongee.com
Recommended minimum: Experienced (Deep Specialty, N3).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- The site goes deeper than 40 m: Experienced divers stay above 40 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wall
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Barracuda
Season in Marseille & the Calanques
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Good months: Mar–Dec.
Source: myprovence.frWhere is Marseille & the Calanques?
The point shows the Marseille & the Calanques area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Marseille & the Calanques
Wreck
down to 37 m
Le Liban (wreck)
Passenger steamer sunk off Ile Maire in 1903, lying from 28 m at the bow to 35 m at the stern, swept by schools of sardines, mackerel and sea bream.
- Experienced
- Tuna
Artificial reef
down to 15 m
Les Amphores du Frioul
Sheltered 14-15 m sand bottom off the Frioul where 250 amphorae now rest, home to many octopus, blennies and yellow gobies.
- Open Water
- Octopus
Wall
down to 40 m
Tiboulen du Frioul
Frioul islet with a 15 m rocky plateau for all levels, where groupers, dentex, morays, octopus and cuttlefish are regularly seen.
- Open Water
- Cuttlefish
Wall
down to 50 m
Cap Morgiou
Gorgonian-rich wall stepping at 25 m then dropping to 50 m, where Cassis divers report sunfish and John Dory.
- Advanced
- Mola mola (sunfish)
Rock formations
down to 25 m
La Pierre de Briançon
Off Jarre island: an arch on the sand at 25 m dressed in yellow encrusting anemones, then two daylight tunnels between 10 and 15 m.
- Advanced
- Scorpionfish
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.