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Francisquita |
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A superb deep wreck dive, today she stands upright on her keel on a flat, silt-free bottom and is still in near perfect condition. Her stern rears dramatically up some 8.5m from the seabed. She is well-known for the quantity of marine life and, due to her considerable depth, this wreck attracts some exceptionally large fish, both pelagic (open sea) and benthic (bottom dwelling) species. Of particular note is an unusual yellow-hued variety of scorpion fish not seen elsewhere in Menorca. Huge grouper (perhaps 5ft long), large brown meagre, big conger and moray eel and stingrays have all been observed recently, as well as many varieties of shoaling fish.
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Piccasso Rock |
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This spectacular site has two points of interest. The first is a beautiful cavern with a large entrance in just twelve meters of water, opening into a gallery extending almost thirty meters into the cliff face. ten meters wide, with parallel sides and a floor to ceiling distance of eight meters.
At the rear is a large vertical shaft opening to the reef top creating a beam of sunlight in which clouds of Cardinal Fish gather. The cavern abounds with marine life including Grouper, Moray, Red Scorpion Fish and much more. The ceiling is adorned with a wide variety of soft corals in red, blue, green and yellow.
Under an overhang at the end of the dive we will see the unique "Piccasso Rock". This large boulder is almost completely covered with a patchwork quilt of coloured sponges. Looking like a surreal impressionist painting... hence its name.
Max depth 22m
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Cala Blanca Cove |
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This remarkably pretty dive offers a snapshot of the best of Menorcian diving. Once out of the confines of the cove the cliff face to the North is comprised of a large boulder garden with numerous swim throughs, caves and a sink hole which is home to a large Grouper. Slightly to seaward of the mouth of the cove is an isolated rock outcrop which attracts shoals of Barracuda and large Bream. Octopus of all sizes habitate this location and it is usual to see five or six on a single dive. Lookout for Moray and Red Scorpion Fish amongst the boulders. The return route will bring you across the spectacular white sand of the cove from which the area derives it’s name. Small Sting Ray, Flying Gurnard and large Weaver Fish are frequently encountered in this area.
Max depth 18m
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Malakoff Wreck |
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Is sitting upright on a sandy bottom at 38-39m, she begins in some 29m, with her lower hull largely intact. Today she forms an exceptional, fully colonised artificial reef, 105m in length and 16m at the widest point. The fish life on her is outstanding, and this is undoubtedly the most prolific dive site in Menorca and probably in the Western Mediterranean. In spite of a usual viz. of 30m or more the view is frequently obscured by clouds of shoaling damselfish, Anthias and bream, and the wreck is home to huge morays and scorpion fish as well as attracting many barracuda.
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Pont D'en Gil |
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A beautiful cave dive with incredible rock formations
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