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
Advanced≤30 m
Village sous-marin de la Fourmigue (Atlantide)
Dive site in Côte d'Azur (Antibes to Villefranche), France
A miniature underwater village, built as a set for an animated film, beside the Fourmigue lighthouse off Golfe-Juan.
- Max depth
- 15 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Jun–Oct
- Current
- Strong
The dive
A artificial reef dive.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: provence-alpes-cotedazur.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Artificial reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
Season in Côte d'Azur (Antibes to Villefranche)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jun–Oct.
Source: cotedazurfrance.frWhere is Côte d'Azur (Antibes to Villefranche)?
The point shows the Côte d'Azur (Antibes to Villefranche) area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Côte d'Azur (Antibes to Villefranche)
Reef
down to 42 m
Pointe Caussinière
Seaward reefs off Nice covered in red and yellow gorgonians from about 30 m, where moray eels hide.
- Experienced
- Moray eels
Wall
down to 42 m
Tombant Maeterlinck
A madrepore plateau at 12-25 m six minutes from port, with ridges running seaward and gorgonians down to 42 m.
- Advanced
Wall
down to 38 m
Grotte à Corail (Tradelière)
A buoyed 3-5 m plateau sheltered by La Tradelière islet, dropping to a rock covered in red gorgonians.
- Advanced
Wall
down to 65 m
Le Dromadaire
An outer wall off Golfe-Juan from 15 m to beyond 65 m, with purple gorgonians in its clefts and schools of barracuda.
- Experienced
- Barracuda
Cavern
down to 17 m
Le Miro (Grotte de Miro)
A cave site holding a statue of Commandant Le Prieur, inventor of modern scuba diving.
- Advanced
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.