Agios Nikolaos
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About this site
Agios Nikolaos, listed together with Ormos Panagias, is a shore dive in Sithonia, Halkidiki, where a headland divides two bays beside a sandy beach.
The water is shallow and calm, with a sandy bottom around the rocks, and part of an ancient Greek column lies in 4 to 5 metres of water, close to an archaeological area said to be the summer house of Aristotle. A shallow rock formation holds some octopuses and a school of small fish. Dives usually run to depths of 3 to 12 metres, and up to 21 metres on the longest. The site is suitable for beginners and open water training.
The area can be temporarily closed by the Port Police because of archaeological research.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Mauve StingerPelagia noctilucaReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Rivulated RabbitfishSiganus rivulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Oculina patagonicaReported here · unconfirmed
Warty CrabEriphia verrucosaReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Rainbow WrasseCoris julisReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean DamselfishChromis chromisReported here · unconfirmed
Saint Piran's Hermit CrabClibanarius erythropusReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoObserved near here · iNaturalist
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseObserved near here · iNaturalist
Rusty BlennyParablennius sanguinolentusObserved near here · iNaturalist
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