Reef
down to 60 m
Grande Baie (Villefranche)
A 2-9 m plateau near Cap Ferrat, ideal for try dives and beginners, with anthias and red gorgonians as far as the eye can see.
- Open Water
- Octopus
Dive site in Côte d'Azur (Antibes to Villefranche), France
A wall from the surface to 44 m that ends in the Grotte du Sémaphore, a cave with a skylight at about 12 m.
A wall and cavern dive.
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
Best months: Jun–Oct.
Source: cotedazurfrance.frThe point shows the Côte d'Azur (Antibes to Villefranche) area, not the exact dive site.
Reef
down to 60 m
A 2-9 m plateau near Cap Ferrat, ideal for try dives and beginners, with anthias and red gorgonians as far as the eye can see.
Reef
down to 42 m
Seaward reefs off Nice covered in red and yellow gorgonians from about 30 m, where moray eels hide.
Wall
down to 42 m
A madrepore plateau at 12-25 m six minutes from port, with ridges running seaward and gorgonians down to 42 m.
Wall
down to 38 m
A buoyed 3-5 m plateau sheltered by La Tradelière islet, dropping to a rock covered in red gorgonians.
Wall
down to 65 m
An outer wall off Golfe-Juan from 15 m to beyond 65 m, with purple gorgonians in its clefts and schools of barracuda.
Cavern
down to 17 m
A cave site holding a statue of Commandant Le Prieur, inventor of modern scuba diving.
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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.