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Grotta di Nereo (Cueva de Nereo)

Italy · Capo Caccia, Alghero, Sardinia
Profundidad: 16–33 mNivel: Advanced Open Water; the narrow tunnels require a cave qualification

Reckoned to be the largest underwater cave in the Mediterranean. It opens in the limestone cliffs of Capo Caccia, about 100 m north of the famous Neptune's Grotto. The cliff falls vertically to some thirty metres, where the deepest entrance lies; there are further mouths at 18 and 16 m. It is possible to follow a complete ring through the interior, passing through wide chambers with walls covered in red coral, an ascending tunnel into a hall lit from outside and a broad passage with a white sand floor that returns to the starting point, exiting through a window at around 18 m.

Depth

16–33 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water; the narrow tunnels require a cave qualification

Access

Boat from Alghero / Porto Conte

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Protection status

Área marina protegida de Capo Caccia - Isola Piana

Did you know

El nombre se lo pusieron sus descubridores en honor a Nereo, el 'anciano del mar' de la mitología griega y padre de las nereidas. Pese a su fama, no es una inmersión especialmente profunda: los espacios son tan amplios que suele recomendarse como primera experiencia de buceo en cueva, aunque los túneles laterales sí quedan reservados a titulación específica. La zona se llama Riviera del Corallo precisamente por el coral rojo.

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (Nereo Cave / Cueva de Nereo); SSI MyDiveGuide; Capo Galera Diving

103 species documented in Grotta di Nereo (Cueva de Nereo)

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Ecosystem

Cueva / cenote

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