Cuevas De Cantarrijan
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About this site
Cuevas de Cantarrijan lies along the Granada coast near Almunecar, on the Costa Tropical stretch of the Andalusian Mediterranean between Almunecar and La Herradura. The site sits close to the Calas de Cantarrijan, a small protected beach reached by a road cut into the hillside above the sea, and is worked by local dive operators based in Almunecar and La Herradura. The cave dive here is rated advanced. Divers have reported mauve stingers, Mediterranean rainbow wrasse, ornate wrasse, ringneck blennies, Mediterranean violet aeolids, and star coral around the site.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Ringneck BlennyParablennius pilicornisReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Violet AeolidFlabellina affinisReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Rainbow WrasseCoris julisReported here · unconfirmed
Mauve StingerPelagia noctilucaReported here · unconfirmed
Star CoralAstroides calycularisReported here · unconfirmed
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