Mediterranean
Thassos
Greece
Walls, a small cavern and amphora scattered around Virgin Mary Island

Country
22 dive destinations in Greece, up to 830 km apart. Water temperature across them runs 13–27 °C. All 22 are in season in Jun and Sep–Oct. 161 named dive sites have their own pages.
Crete · photo nsyll
RegionMediterranean
Numbers match the table below. Land outline: Natural Earth (public domain).
| # | Destination | Best months | Water | Visibility | Depth | Level | Access | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thassos | May–Oct | 13–26°C | — | 4–24 m | Beginnersites from beginner to advanced | Day boat | 6 |
| 2 | Halkidiki — Sithonia | Jun–Sep | 14–27°C | 5–25 m | 3–40 m | Intermediatesites from beginner to advanced | Shore, Day boat | 12 |
| 3 | Corfu | Jul–Sep | 15–26°C | 5–25 m | 1–43 m | Intermediatesites from beginner to advanced | Day boat, Shore | 12 |
| 4 | Lesbos | Apr–Oct | 14–25°C | 20–30 m | 5–30 m | Intermediatesites from beginner to advanced | Day boat | 5 |
| 5 | Alonissos & the Peristera Wreck | Jun–Sep | 15–26°C | 20–40 m | 15–30 m | Intermediatesites from beginner to advanced | Day boat | 15 |
| 6 | Skopelos | Apr–Oct | 14–26°C | — | 5–30 m | Intermediatesites from beginner to advanced | Day boat | 5 |
| 7 | Lefkada & Meganisi | Apr–Oct | 15–26°C | — | 2–25 m | Intermediatesites from beginner to advanced | Day boat | 7 |
| 8 | Kefalonia & Ithaca | May–Jun | 15–26°C | 20–40 m | 5–26 m | Intermediatesites from beginner to advanced | Day boat | 5 |
| 9 | Samos | Jul–Oct | 16–25°C | — | to 25 m | Beginnersites from beginner to advanced | Day boat | 6 |
| 10 | Agistri & Poros | Sep–Oct | 15–26°C | — | 10–30 m | Intermediatesites from intermediate to advanced | Day boat | 6 |
| 11 | Kea Channel | Jun | 15–26°C | 5–25 m | 53–122 m | Advancedsites from intermediate to advanced | Day boat | 6 |
| 12 | Zakynthos | Jun–Sep | 15–27°C | 10–25 m | 5–30 m | Beginnersites from beginner to advanced | Day boat | 12 |
| 13 | Leros & Lakki | Apr–Oct | 16–26°C | — | to 40 m | Intermediatesites from beginner to advanced | Day boat | 3 |
| 14 | Paros & Naxos | Jun | 17–25°C | 5–25 m | 3–40 m | Intermediatesites from beginner to advanced | Day boat, Shore | 12 |
| 15 | Kalymnos & Telendos | May–Jun | 17–25°C | — | to 30 m | Intermediate | Day boat | 1 |
| 16 | Amorgos | Jun | 16–26°C | 5–35 m | 5–40 m | Intermediatesites from intermediate to advanced | Day boat, Shore | 6 |
| 17 | Kos & the Kefalos Peninsula | Apr–Oct | 17–26°C | — | to 20 m | Intermediatesites from beginner to advanced | Day boat | 7 |
| 18 | Milos & Kimolos | May–Jun | 16–26°C | 21–30 m | 6–30 m | Beginnersites from beginner to advanced | Shore, Day boat | 3 |
| 19 | Ios & Folegandros | May–Jun | 16–26°C | — | to 28 m | Intermediate | Shore, Day boat | 1 |
| 20 | Santorini & the Caldera | May–Oct | 16–27°C | 30–40 m | 7–30 m | Beginnersites from beginner to intermediate | Day boat | 4 |
| 21 | Rhodes | Jun–Sep | 17–27°C | 5–30 m | 3–35 m | Intermediatesites from beginner to advanced | Shore, Day boat | 10 |
| 22 | Crete | Jun–Oct | 16–27°C | 5–30 m | 8–35 m | Beginnersites from beginner to advanced | Shore, Day boat | 17 |
The most destinations are rated good or prime at the same time in Jun and Sep–Oct: 22 of 22. Each row is one destination's own season rating.
| Destination | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thassos | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair |
| 2Halkidiki | Off-season | Off-season | Off-season | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Off-season | Off-season |
| 3Corfu | Off-season | Off-season | Off-season | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Off-season |
| 4Lesbos | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair |
| 5Alonissos & the Peristera Wreck | Off-season | Off-season | Off-season | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Off-season | Off-season |
| 6Skopelos | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair |
| 7Lefkada & Meganisi | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair |
| 8Kefalonia & Ithaca | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Fair | Fair |
| 9Samos | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Fair | Fair |
| 10Agistri & Poros | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Fair | Fair |
| 11Kea Channel | Off-season | Off-season | Off-season | Fair | Good | Prime | Good | Good | Prime | Good | Fair | Off-season |
| 12Zakynthos | Off-season | Off-season | Off-season | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Off-season | Off-season |
| 13Leros & Lakki | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair |
| 14Paros & Naxos | Off-season | Off-season | Off-season | Fair | Good | Prime | Good | Good | Prime | Good | Off-season | Off-season |
| 15Kalymnos & Telendos | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair |
| 16Amorgos | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime | Good | Good | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair |
| 17Kos & the Kefalos Peninsula | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair |
| 18Milos & Kimolos | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair |
| 19Ios & Folegandros | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Fair | Fair | Prime | Good | Good | Good |
| 20Santorini & the Caldera | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good |
| 21Rhodes | Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair |
| 22Crete | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair |
| Good or prime | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 2 |
Destinations that fit within 200 km of each other end to end and share at least one month rated good or prime. Distances are straight lines between destinations, not travel routes.
192 km end to end
In season together: May–Jun and Sep–Oct
192 km end to end
In season together: May–Oct
191 km end to end
In season together: May–Oct
118 km end to end
In season together: May–Oct
76 km end to end
In season together: May–Oct
Mediterranean
Greece
Walls, a small cavern and amphora scattered around Virgin Mary Island
Gorgonian reefs from 24 m down to 90 m, and an all-levels wreck at 4 to 18 m
A cluster of cavern dives at Paleokastritsa, wrecks and reefs off the north-east coast
Mediterranean
Greece
Volcanic arches and petrified tree trunks on the reef off Sigri
Four thousand Classical amphorae still stacked on the seabed at 25 m
Mediterranean
Greece
A well-preserved 83 m cargo wreck sitting upright in sheltered Panormos Bay
Mediterranean
Greece
The wall and reef under the Cape Ducato lighthouse, dropping to 40 m
Caves and grottoes lit through their roofs on both sides of the Ithaca channel
Ancient anchors, a cannon and artefacts scattered over calm Aegean rock
A well-preserved 80 m cargo wreck lying from 16 to 47 m off Dorousa
Titanic's sister ship, HMHS Britannic, rests largely intact at up to 122 m
A monk seal is sometimes found sleeping in the Keri caverns
Mediterranean
Greece
Battle of Leros wrecks from 1943, led by the destroyer Vasilissa Olga
A WWII Beaufighter at 34 m and a cavern that surfaces among stalactites
Caves, arches and gorges in the Labyrinth of Telendos
A 40 m wall under the monastery filmed in The Big Blue
Mediterranean
Amphora shards over 800 years old on The Potteries reef off Pserimos
Mediterranean
Greece
Volcanic cliffs and hidden tunnels at Kleftiko and Papafragas
Mediterranean
Greece
Koumbara’s underwater mountain, the historic Patris wreck and a stalactite cave
Mediterranean
Greece
A WWII passenger wreck resting upright at 18 m off Nea Kameni
Shore-entry walls and caverns at Ladiko and Anthony Quinn Bay, amphora on the seabed
Fossil elephant tusks inside a cave whose entrance is now at 10 m