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About this site
Archi E Grotte lies along the coast near Catania, on the eastern shore of Sicily, in an area shaped by volcanic rock from Mount Etna's lava flows meeting the Ionian Sea. The name itself points to arches and small caves carved into this coastline over time. Despite a shallow maximum depth of around 3 metres, it is rated an advanced dive, likely due to the tight swim-throughs and rock formations the arches and grottoes create along this stretch of coastline.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatusReported here · unconfirmed
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalbaReported here · unconfirmed
Barrel JellyRhizostoma pulmoReported here · unconfirmed
Mauve StingerPelagia noctilucaReported here · unconfirmed
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratusReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
White Sea StarCoscinasterias tenuispinaReported here · unconfirmed
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