Located near the Portofino Promontory
This dive site takes its name from a house overlooking the sea, once owned by a local mayor. It offers stunning underwater landscapes, featuring a vibrant plateau teeming with life and a scenic canyon at -10 meters, where sunlight creates breathtaking light effects on clear days. You can encounter brown groupers, barracudas, snappers, croakers, white bream, and golden groupers.
🔴 RED PATH (up to -40m)
After a pre-dive check, we descend along the mooring chain to the dead weight at -16/-18 meters. We begin our dive finning westward over a sandy bottom, reaching a distinctive iron staircase near the rock wall.
At -33 meters, we arrive at a large horseshoe-shaped boulder standing alone in the sand, beautifully covered in red and yellow gorgonians—a stunning sight!
After exploring, we head northwest back towards the landslide, gradually ascending to -18 meters, where a large boulder is home to several brown groupers.
Continuing west, we encounter a large rock covered in posidonia, extending towards the open sea—an excellent barracuda spotting area.
We then turn towards the Promontory, reaching a rocky spur adjacent to the wall before beginning our return.
At -10 meters, we enter a canyon with scattered boulders, a great area to observe croakers, bream, groupers, and large shoals of salema.
The canyon gradually narrows, rising to -6 meters, revealing a large crevice—a perfect spot for torch exploration.
The final section leads to a smooth rock wall, followed by an expanse of sand. At this point, the iron staircasereappears below us.
At -5 meters, we make our 3-minute safety stop before surfacing. Given the frequent boat traffic, it is advisable to deploy a surface marker buoy (SMB) before ascent.
🟢 GREEN PATH (up to -18m)
After a pre-dive check, we descend to the mooring weight at -16/-18 meters and start finning southwest along a sandstone plateau.
Shortly after, we reach a landslide area at -18 meters, where a large boulder at -16 meters is often home to brown groupers.
Continuing west, we arrive at a rock covered in posidonia, which extends towards the open sea—a prime spot for observing barracuda schools.
We then turn towards the Promontory, reaching a rocky spur adjacent to the wall, before starting our return journey.
At -10 meters, we enter the canyon, where we swim around individual boulders in search of croakers, bream, groupers, and schools of salema.
The canyon gradually narrows and rises to -6 meters, where we illuminate a large crevice with our torches.
The final section consists of a smooth rock wall, leading back to an expanse of sand and debris. From above, we spot the iron staircase below us.
At -5 meters, we make our 3-minute safety stop before surfacing. Given the frequent boat traffic, it is advisable to deploy a surface marker buoy (SMB) before ascent.
THE VIDEO BRIEFING refers to the RED Route
Dive at the House of the Mayor Dive Site with Diving Group Portofino
- Location: Portofino Marine Protected Area
- Access: Boat dive
- Best Conditions: Mild to moderate currents, excellent visibility
- Depth: 18m (Green Route) | 40m (Red Route)
- Difficulty: Beginner to Advanced
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