Naxos Beach: max.depth 12m.

 
Description:
One of the most unknown dive sites in Naxos is located right on our doorstep, Naxos Beach. This is the only dive spot where you can dive all year round at any time day or night without using a boat or car. Simply get geared up in the center and walk 30 m to the water edge and you start to dive. Here you will encounter all the sea life you can imagine. All kind of moray eels, octopus, schools of juvenile barracudas, squidd, rays and many more. It is important to know where to find these treasures. The bay contains large areas of sand. Here you will find a kind of marine life you cannot see on the drop offs and coral gardens. Many different kind of nudibranches and crabs, shrimps, seahorses and stone fish. Night dives arranged on an individual basis in the dive center are a complete new experience with the activity of the nocturnal creatures in the bank of sand.

Particularity:
Without any current and a gently sloping sandy bottom, Naxos Beach is perfect for Discover Scuba Dives and Scuba classes.

Black Coral Garden: max.depth 30m

 
 
 
Located at the southern tip of the Naxos Bay, strong underwater currents provides lots of nutrient for all living species. Goupers, Moray Eels and stingrays are permanent inhabitants. If you can cope with the summer heat, the Black Coral Garden is spectacular from mid June to mid August. It is mating season for a lot of fish species and large schools of fish can be seen in the blue. It is just breathtaking! Like the Capo st. Andrea in Taormina. Some of the dive sites are challenging with unpredictable currents and steep drop offs. Guests diving with us will not be taken to the Black coral on their first day.

Greek Bay: max.depth 20m.

 
Description: The name of this site derives from the Twenty-seventh century ago when the first Greek arrived in Sicily! a lot of ships touch this bay to build one of the most great colony of Sicily: Naxos! cargo of amphoras containing wine, oil and cereals everyday were living this place to theyr homeland, some piece of amphoras lies wiedly on the bottom. You will find a sandy slope that begins at a depth of about 12 m and has some coral pinnacles covered with beautiful coral of various species giving huge schools of barracudas. Quiet dive without currents, for all levels.

Calcara: max.depth 25m.

 
Description: The Calcara, begins at the south of Naxos and ends at the Greek Bay, entry by boat, this reef fascinates all divers, beginners and experts alike, for its abundace of marine life. There are schools of baracudas, goatfish, , stingrays and mooray eels, as well as the ever present house groupers to be observed at every dive. Some eagle ray can be seen, especially during the summer months. And with some luck you may encounter the big Sun fish. Due to the water current condition of the channel strait very spectacular hard coral formations have evolved. The reef falls off gradually from shallow water to a depth of about 20 meters sandy bottom (ideal for beginners) to a maximum depth of 30 meters.

Capo Schiso`: max.depth 30m.

 
Description: Capo Schiso` is the south extremity of Naxos Bay, lies a few kilometers south of Capo Taormina. Born from the last eruption of Etna Volcano, the lava black stone give an unreal scenario underwater. Several pinnacles rise on the rocky plateau, from 5 meters to 18 meters, where the drop-off begins. Here you can find some white gorgonian fans. The pinnacles are home to countless schools of anthias and many species of other fish. Little caves and crevices are inhabited by groupers and mooray eels. On the sandy areas you can observe stingrays, scorpionfish and octopus. Particularity: Easy dives for beginners entry from boat or shore.
 

Golfo di Patti: max.depth 18m.

 
Description: The "Golfo di Patti" were ancoring in the Harbor of Naxos , in september 1984. The impact with the dock was so intense that every joint between the metal plates broke and her bottom was completely ripped out. Between the stern and the bow section the entire wreck lies in one piece across the sand bottom. almost the entire bow are deep in the sand bottom. The stern, propeller, rudder, winches and engine are still very well preserved. As a part of the stern breaks the surface, the wreck is easy to locate. An easy wreck to dive as she lies between O m and 15 m and suitable for experienced and open water divers. Due to her location, the Glfo di Patti is accessible in calm seas and preferably in the afternoon due to many traffic of boat inside the Harbour. Perfect for a shallow last dive of the day. A very interesting aspect of this dive is the large concentration of encrusting organism with a dominant orange-red colour and in a very pristine condition.

The Ship:
The Golfo di Patti was renamed in 1976 "Gunilla" and her final owner, Compagnia Gonzaga, renamed her again with actual name in 1980. The "Golfo di Patti" built in: Cantieri Navali La Spezia, Italy, launched in 1962. Type: Tourist Ferry Ship Gross Tonnage: 1752, Length: 48.5 m, With: 8.0 m Draught: 1.82 m, Ship holds: 2 Engine:
6-cylinder diesel, Speed: 12 knots Transport: Tourist, Sailing from: Messina, Sicilian Coastal Tour, Sunk: September 18th, 1984, Reason: Storm in the Harbour

Teocle: max.depth 20m.

 
Description: Teocle take the name of the famous greek navigator from Naxos that arrived in this place. The dive starts and ends in a large blue lagoon with white sand on the bottom and. Just outside of the lagoon a spectacular pinnacle, lots of anthias, octopus, and cuttlefish. From here the dive continues to the deeper areasof sandy bottom. With the open blue to your left side and an unseen bottom below you, one feels like being in outer space. Beautifully coloured coral blocks and a variety of fish species are a real treat for enthusiastic underwater photographers. An eventful and diverse dive.

Villagonia: max.depth 25m.

 
Description: Lies along Capo Taormina, Villagonia starts in a small sandy lagoon divided from the plateau by a big forest of Posidonia sea grass. Outside the reef table directly in front of the lagoon there is some beautiful pinnacles. This is often surrounded by red and black anthias fish and silver sides who are hunted in flashes of silver by rainbow runner fish. A shallow plateau descends dramatically into a sandy wall with pinnacles. On a longer dive it is possible to see schools of baracudas in the wall. If dived as a shallow dive the Posidonia sea gras are magically weaving a path between 3 to 10 m. At the top of the slope is a series of pinnacles, The best dive follows the drop off at around 20 m towards the headland, returning by directly ascend with the anchor line from the boat or along the wall. The shape of the sandy bottom dictates that current runs towards the south. Therefore, take care not to be swept away from your boat at the moorings. The headland at Capo Taormina catches a lot of current and makes a great drift dive in either direction.

Greek Temple: max.depth 25m.

 
Description: As not very many people know where it is located The Greek Temple located in the center of Naxos Bay in a clear sandy bottom, offer to the visitors a view of pure ancient atmosphere. Here lies something like fifthysix columns and pieces of white marble stone, as a part of ship load, it sank in the twentythird century ago by an overload of the ship. The wreck never found due to the strong currents of Sicilian channel that run this place , Entry by boat descend over the gradual sandy slope and divers will find that they are surrounded instantaneously by huge bank of sand. all kind of starfish, anemone fish, anthias, and many more live in this place. For the micro divers in us nudibranches are often seen here including the spanish dancer and the giant orange pigatchu, Particularity: This site is perfect for photography being beautiful at all depths with a surprising wealth of life betwen the load of columns! ascending and safety stop by hanging in the anchor line trowed from the boat.