Underwater landscape wall
Average depth 27 mt.
Visibility Good
Current No
Marine Environment Gorgonians, corals, madrepores, posidonia
Marine Life Groupers, snappers, octopuses, moray eels, white breams, saleps
Indian Peak
On the west side of the bay of San Fruttuoso we find this diving site characterized by a majestic wall that rises from -50 meters up to -25 meters.
The scenario that presents itself to our eyes is very suggestive: majestic gorgonians, red coral, sponges, madrepores. The seabed is rich in Codium bursa, commonly known as green balls.
From the cracks in the rock the antennae of the lobsters emerge, with the light of the torch we can see conger eels and moray eels that at our sight retract into their burrows.
The scenario that presents itself to our eyes is very suggestive: majestic gorgonians, red coral, sponges, madrepores. The seabed is rich in Codium bursa, commonly known as green balls.
From the cracks in the rock the antennae of the lobsters emerge, with the light of the torch we can see conger eels and moray eels that at our sight retract into their burrows.
RED PATH (up to -40mt)
After the pre-dive check we will be ready to go down to discover the beautiful wall. Once we reach the dead body of the buoy at -20 meters inside the bay we will begin to swim in the SOUTH direction, descending in altitude, until we meet the long and colorful wall that we will have on our right. Here the flashlight is essential to bring out the colors and search among the cracks and
ravines the various inhabitants (conger eels, moray eels, lobsters, gnats and the innumerable species of nudibranchs). Reached the maximum depth of -40 meters we will begin to ascend following the course of the wall that will end leaving room for a landslide. From this point we will go back with the promontory to our left, turning around some boulders present at about -18 meters on the plateau of posidonia overlooking the wall. The encounter with snapper hunting is usual given the numerous banks of damselfish and silversides.
Entering the bay we will continue until we meet, looking at the sandy bottom strewn with rocks, a large chain lying on the bottom will lead us directly to the dead body of the buoy.
GREEN PATH (up to – 18mt)
After the pre-dive check, instead of going down the chain, we will fin on the surface near the Promontory. Once you reach the depth of -10 meters you can spot a large chain that will lead you to the boat on the way back.
With part to the right towards the SOUTH we will reach the large plateau overlooking the beautiful wall which you cannot visit, however, since it starts at -25 meters. You will swim among the numerous boulders present at the maximum depth of -18 meters. The lack of the wall will be compensated by the presence of many brown groupers, snappers, corvine, white bream, salpas that “graze” in the expanse of posidonia. Once the plateau is finished, a landslide will begin which indicates that we can start going back. We will then reverse the direction of travel and with wall a
left we will get up to about -14 meters swimming among the various rocks while we will reach the bay from where we started. After having identified the chain on the sandy bottom and having made the stop of 3 mn at -5 m we will go up close to the boat.
Cecilia Luconi
