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West Coast
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LIAPADES REEF
Liapades Reef lies off the coast just outside Paleokastritsa. It has a maximum diving depth of 30 meters where you will experience fabulous caves, arches and swimthroughs.Inside the caves shrimp can be found, while outside, the reef is home to the wide variety of mediterranean reef life including Moray Eels and an abundance of Cardinalfish, wrasse, damselfish and bream living alongside sponges tubeworms, sea urhicns, fireworms and sea stars.
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MONASTERY REEF
Monastery Reef is home to shoals of Bream that have become used to fish feeds. Just one piece of bread will bring them swarming in, surrounding divers with fish. The main dive is a wall dive where you will also encounter mediterranean reef life in abundance from Moray eels to sponges and tube worms
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KOLOVRI
In Greek mythology, the rock of Kolovri is Ulysses’ ship turned to stone by the Gods. True or not, it does make a spectacular dive site, lying 0.5km offshore surrounded by deep water. The south side is terraced to 25 meters but a huge underwater arch through the rock takes you to the north side where the rock face drops down to 80 meters plus.
At either end of Kolovri are Colona and The Pinnacle, reaching up from the bottom of over 60 meters to some 10 - 15 meters beneath the surface, provide wall-style diving for more experienced divers.
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REGULUS
The wreck of the 1944 Briish minesweeper, H.M.S. Regulus, is strewn across the bay at this site. The huge anchor lies in 25 meters of water, with the anchor chain draped over the reef, at the entrance to the bay. Larger parts of the wreck lie in deeper water.
The Regulus met its end on 12th January 1945, when it hit a mine during minesweeping operations. Launched on 20th May 1944, Regulus was designed to combat all known mines in seas of up to Force 5. She had a length of 225 feet and a speed of 16.5 knots. In wartime she carried a full complement of 138. When she sank in 1945 there was one fatality.
At the Regulus wreck site Scorpion fish can be seen in the rocks alongside colourful wrasse and Cardinal fish. Travelling around the main pinacle from the anchor Grouper, a variety of Bream, Jacks and shoaling fish are all present, while on the pinacle wall fire worms, tubeworms, sea urchins and reef life make a fascinating backdrop.
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ERMONES CLIFF REEF
Caves, archways and swimthroughs are the hallmark of Ermones Cliff Reef. This, alongside depths that range from 7 - 20 meters, make it an ideal site for both experienced and novice divers.
The variety of environments and habitats also make it perfect for those interested in the rock formations, as well as those wanting to see the abundance of marine life living in the waters surrounding Corfu island.
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ROCK OF THE BRIDE
The site takes its name from the tale of a bride who was stolen on her wedding day by another man. They took to the sea where their boat met misfortune on the rocks. The bride is said to haunt the site.Close to Calypso, the Rock of the Bride is abundant with fish life, including schooling Barracuda and Jacks. Groupers and Dentex also patrol its waters alongside shoals of Bream and Snapper.
The dive site contains numerous dive patterns, including a funneling cave at 25 meters and an archway at 18 meters. Dropping away from the cave to 30 meters a steep wall returns you through gullies between the rocks. Meanwhile, the other side of the rock has a range of shallower dives from 10 - 20 meters where you can explore the nooks and crannies.
Exploring the Rock also reveals a wide array of smaller marine life from sponges, sea urchins and sea stars to tubeworms, fireworms and sea slugs.
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THOLETA ROCK
Tholeta Rock provdes Calypso with its own 'house reef'. Ideal for novices and experienced divers alike, Tholeta offers a range of dives based on two sites - Tholeta and Outer Tholeta.
Tholeta has a maximum depth of 14 meters that includes walls, rocks, caves and swimthroughs that house octopus, Moray eels, shoals of Cow, White and Banded Bream alongside Grouper, Parrot fish, Cardinal fish, Wrasse and Blue Damselfish. Meanwhile, the walls and rocks provide homes for sponges, seasquirts, sea urchins, fire worms, sea stars and tubeworms.
Outer Tholeta adds to the diversity of life on Calypso's house reef offering depths up to 22 meters, alongside shallower dives of between 10 - 14 meters.
Its outer wall is home to a range of small caves and crevices that provide homes for crab, shrip, crayfish and lobster, as well as Moray eels. In the deeper waters schools of Bream swim by, while closer in, the wrasse, parrotfish and damsel fish crowd the walls and shallows.
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