Faros
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About this site
Faros is a shallow cave dive built around two tunnels that run through a mountain, and it is the farthest site visited from the harbour, about 40 minutes away. Each tunnel is a good 30 metres long and wide enough for two divers side by side, although the second tunnel has sections where divers must go one behind the other.
Both tunnels are dark, so a torch is needed, and a huge cavern with many corners adds more to explore. Swell moving in from two sides compresses the air inside, which makes a sound like cannon fire and shakes the body as divers pass through. The monk seal is seen here regularly. The maximum depth is 12 metres.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
Loggerhead Sea TurtleCaretta carettaReported here · unconfirmed
Nimble Spray CrabPercnon gibbesiReported here · unconfirmed
Painted ComberSerranus scribaReported here · unconfirmed
Rivulated RabbitfishSiganus rivulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Rainbow WrasseCoris julisObserved near here · iNaturalist
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