- "Let’s include a list of the dives…"

- "All of them!?"

- "Well…maybe there are too many, let’s list the best ones…"

- "And which ones would you cut…?

- "mmmm…"

Along the Cliffs

East to west, the gulf of Alghero is a jagged arch formed by calcareous headlands: first, Capo Galera, where the Dive Centre is, then Punta Giglio and Capo Caccia. 

Any point facing the tall cliffs is ideal for a dive. Just a splash away from the Diving Center you can have great dives, day or night.

Behind Capo Caccia, the rocky coast continues north to Punta Cristallo, which drops 300 meters to the sea. The cost is faced by two islands, the Foradada, getting its name due to a tunnel that bisects the little island and Isola Piana.

We can dive at a comfortable depth and cruise around the walls exploring the thousand crevices, hovering over the sea grass which covers the bottom like a prairie. Every underwater ravine and crack in the rock is full of colourful life to discover.

Every once in a while, the dark opening of a cave opens up in front of you. It is not easy for everyone to overcome the fear caves instil; on the other hand, it is even more difficult to resist the temptation to enter and discover these silent and wonderful environments.

Lastly, to experience the awe of the light that seeps down into the intense blue as you return to open waters…is magical.

Nereo's Cave  

The cliff at Capo Caccia drops down underwater to about 30 meters where the cave's deepest entrance is located. Other entrances are found at shallower depths, between 18 and 16 meters.

It is possible to navigate a complete circle starting from the lowest entrance. The first section of the cave with its walls covered in red coral, leads to an upward tunnel connecting to a "room" stunningly illuminated by the light coming from the outside. From there, a 10 meter wide tunnel with a white sandy bottom extending hundreds of meters brings you back to the starting point.

Once the circle is completed, at a depth of around 23 meters at around, the exit opening is a few meters up at 18.

Besides the red coral, this cave is home to lobsters and many other crustaceans and, if in the mood to be seen, the host - a huge conger eel.

At a comfortable depth, Nereo's cave is perfect for those who want to experience their first cave dive. The amazing scenery changes as you go dispelling any fear you might have had.

Cave of the Lakes

Such is the name given by the divers, the "land" speleologists call it Umma Gumma. This cave travels from under a shallow cliff to a well, which opens about 50 meters inland surrounded by the typical Mediterranean brush. The cave has been explored in both directions.

From the sea the journey starts with an entrance towered by big arches, which allow magnificent photo opportunities due to the light filtering down.

Maximum depth never exceeds 6 meters, as a matter of fact, just after a short tunnel one can resurface into the first of the internal lakes.

The renewal of fresh air is guaranteed by the opening inland; therefore, one can swim at the surface along the little lakes, only at high tide one has to dip the head underwater to go under the small arches, which separate them.

The last room is fairly square wide and high with calcareous formations. Towards the end of the room the bottom of the inland well can be seen.

The return can be done underwater to enjoy the submarine part of the cave.

Cave of the Galathea

Just one hundred meters west of the Cave of the Lakes we find the entrance to the Cave of the Galathea. A short and simple dive, but an intense experience nonetheless.

The mouth of the cave is large, from the bottom at 10 meters, it goes almost to the surface and is just as wide.

The cave goes for about 20 meters with a white wavy sandy bottom and walls cover with lots of colourful marine life.

Farther in the walls close into a rocky tunnel, only the sound of your bubbles can be heard and all natural light is gone… Fantastic!

At the end of the tunnel there is a little room where one can break the surface in a corridor of formations where the red of the clay is the predominant colour.

Returning one goes from narrow to large, darkness to light towards the large entrance.

As a parting gift from the cave, to your left a perfect circular window opens into the blue sea…

Ghosts' Cave    

This is truly an exciting dive. Under Punta Giglio, at just 5 meters deep, from a small atrium you enter a tunnel that takes you to a submerged room. Where you'll see two white rock formations on a black background, like a "doorway" into the mountain.

Continuing cautiously, trying not to kick too hard because of the silt, through a large tunnel for about 30 meters which doubles back to return to the same room where daylight never enters.

It is possible to explore another smaller tunnel, smaller, before finding the exit. Regardless of the short exploration, it's a real speleological experience, one leaves behind the bright sun to swim into an almost alien world.

Returning to the blue sight of the opening, a sense of relief and longing takes over.

And then…

Other caves, Ciprea with its tunnels not yet explored, Coral Cave staying true to its name and Falco's Cave with its dry rooms…

Moreover, Deer's Cave, with its deer bone fossils from a time when deer ran freely... when our cliffs were mountaintops.

And wrecks, like the one resting in the intense blue of Bollo's cave with its cargo of clay pipes. Even today you might find one…

Come and see!!!