Grotta Azzurra
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About this site
Grotta Azzurra is a bay at Taormina in Sicily, counted among the snorkelling spots of the Isola Bella marine park. It has large submerged boulders and a wide variety of marine life, and the depth tops out at about 3 metres, dropping to only 1 metre near the rocks.
Large schools of two-banded seabream swim around the boulders, with comber and salema among the other Mediterranean fish. A sharp-eyed visitor may even spot an octopus.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Fried Egg JellyCotylorhiza tuberculataReported here · unconfirmed
Yellow GorgonianEunicella cavoliniReported here · unconfirmed
Mauve StingerPelagia noctilucaReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean DamselfishChromis chromisReported here · unconfirmed
Cushion CoralCladocora caespitosaReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
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