Wreck
down to 43 m
Christoforos Wreck (Panormos, Skopelos)
An upright wreck in Panormos Bay, deck at 32-35 m, with little to no current and a resident scorpionfish in the bridge.
- Experienced
- Nudibranchs
Advanced≤30 m
Peristera Ancient Shipwreck (Accessible Underwater Archaeological Site)
Dive site in Alonissos & Northern Sporades, Greece
A 5th-century-BC merchant ship's cargo of wine amphorae, opened to Advanced divers with certified guides from May to October.
- Usual dive
- 25 m
- Deepest point
- 30 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- May–Oct
The story
A merchant ship of the 5th century BC sank off Peristera with more than 3,000 wine amphorae bound from Mende or Skopelos to the Peloponnese and Italy. It is the oldest known shipwreck of a large merchant ship in the Mediterranean.
Source: visitgreece.gr
The dive
A wreck dive.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: visitgreece.gr
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- Access is restricted or uncertain: check with local authorities and operators.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
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.