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Egadi Islands · Italy · Wall

Galeotta

A sloping plateau that tips over into a curving wall

Galeotta is a small islet off Favignana that forms a tiny archipelago with neighbouring Preveto. Its east and south sides are dived as a plateau that turns into a curving wall, giving a multilevel dive that suits less experienced divers on days without much current.

Also known as La Galeotta.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Galeotta: typical dive 10–30 m (33–100 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit10 m30 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

37.9122° N, 12.2987° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

The dive covers the east and south sides of the islet. A sloping plateau leads out from the rock and becomes a drop-off at around 15 m, where a curving wall takes over. On the south-eastern flank the rock falls from 10 m to about 30 m, so divers choose how far down the wall to go before working back up across the plateau.

Marine life and season

The sources we used don't single out particular species here.

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Season follows Egadi Islands: June to September is the best stretch across the islands, and Marettimo's best period runs from May to October.

Know before you go

  • Current can run around the islet; the dive suits less experienced divers only when there is not too much of it.

Dive videos

Immersione a Favignana "Galeotta" Luglio 2014 · video sub francesco on YouTube

Sources

  1. Galeotta — ScubaGo
  2. Immersioni a Favignana — Scubaportal
  3. Galeotta, Favignana — OpenStreetMap

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