Wreck
down to 40 m
Panarea wreck (Lisca Bianca)
An English ship wreck sitting upright on a 30–40 m seabed near the Lisca Bianca islet off Panarea.
- Experienced
Experienced≤40 m
Secca di Capistello (Lipari)
Dive site in Aeolian Islands, Italy
A shoal off Lipari with the remains of a Roman ship of 300 BC, Roman pottery and a big Roman anchor.
- Max depth
- 50 m
- Level
- Experienced
- Best months
- May–Oct
The dive
A dive.
Who it's for
Experienced≤40 mSource: liparidiving.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
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Season in Aeolian Islands
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: May–Oct.
Source: estateolie.netWhere is Aeolian Islands?
The point shows the Aeolian Islands area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Aeolian Islands
Wreck
down to 36 m
Hidden gem
Secca di Capo Graziano (Filicudi)
An underwater archaeological itinerary off Filicudi with wrecks from the 5th century B.C. to 1943, the 'Roghi' wreck at 36 m.
- Experienced
down to 20 m
Hidden gem
Bottaro & Lisca Bianca gas vents (Panarea)
An easy 12–20 m dive among columns of pulsing bubbles around Panarea's islets, like a submarine snow-storm.
- Advanced
down to 40 m
Pietra Menalda (Lipari)
A rock off Lipari, circled at 18–40 m among huge boulders that shelter octopus, eels and groupers.
- Experienced
- Octopus
Pinnacle
down to 33 m
Scoglio di Petra Nave (Panarea)
A rock rising from 33 m to 11 m off Panarea, cut into steep monolithic pinnacles with narrow valleys between them.
- Experienced
Reef
down to 30 m
Secca delle Formiche (Lipari)
Two rocks rising to 10 m off Lipari, home to eels, lobsters, scorpionfish, groupers, octopus and parrotfish.
- Advanced
- Nudibranchs
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.