Grotta Azzurra
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About this site
Grotta Azzurra sits along the coastline of Ustica, a small volcanic island off the northern coast of Sicily within the province of Palermo. The island's shoreline is riddled with grottoes and inlets formed in volcanic rock, and this one takes its name, like similar caves elsewhere in Italy, from the blue light effect inside. Ustica's surrounding waters were designated Italy's first marine protected area, and its dive sites are typically reached by boat from the harbor town on the island.
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.
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Rainbow WrasseCoris julisReported here · unconfirmed
Painted ComberSerranus scribaReported here · unconfirmed
Purple Sea StarOphidiaster ophidianusReported here · unconfirmed
Star CoralAstroides calycularisReported here · unconfirmed
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseReported here · unconfirmed
ComberSerranus cabrillaReported here · unconfirmed
Mauve StingerPelagia noctilucaReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Violet AeolidFlabellina affinisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Mediterranean DamselfishChromis chromisObserved near here · iNaturalist
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