Ceuta · Spain · Pinnacle · Wall
Las Catedrales
Three rock towers rising off the seabed like a cathedral
Las Catedrales is a formation of three rocks standing away from the Ceuta coast, named because they rise like the towers of a cathedral. Divers go for the walls of the towers, which are woven over with coral and white and blue gorgonians.
Also known as Catedrales.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Ceuta and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The three rocks span from 12 m at their tops to 40 m at the base, well away from the coast. Their walls are woven over with coral and with white and blue gorgonians.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Season follows Ceuta: Boats run all year; the sea is coolest in February and March, near 16 °C, and warmest in July and August, near 23 °C.
Dive videos
Inmersion Las Catedrales · Valentin190169 on YouTube
Sources
- Ceuta: Un jardín submarino en África — Buceadores de Málaga
More dive sites in Ceuta
Reef
Wreck remains crowded with life on an easy shoal
Wall
Lobsters and spider crabs among gorgonians on a sheer rock face
Moray and conger eels in the rock by Ceuta's harbour mouth
Cave & cavern
A cave lined inside and out with red coral
Reef
A lead statue of the Virgen del Carmen on the seabed
Wreck
A sunken fish farm, well preserved and deep, far off the Ceuta coast
Similar dives elsewhere
Maze-like rock stacks full of red sea fans to 40 m
Rock heads rising from 40 m to the surface
A blue-water descent with no reference until the rock shows at 27 m
Rock towers rising from 50 m to 6 m below the surface