Filicudi & Salina · Italy · Reef · Sand slope
Punta Tre Pietre
A huge boulder ringed by schools of sea bream off the sandy bank
A Salina dive that starts beside three rocks breaking the surface and follows an underwater ridge down to a sandy bank. Crevices along the way hide octopus, moray eels and scorpionfish, and a huge boulder further out sits inside schools of sea bream. It is a dive of medium difficulty that can go as deep as 35 m.
Also known as Punta delle Tre Pietre.
Where it is and how deep
38.5365° N, 14.8491° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The descent begins next to the three rocks that break the surface and runs down the spine of a submarine ridge covered in fan worms, sponges and orange star coral. Octopus, moray eels and scorpionfish tuck into the cracks along its flanks.
At 18 m the ridge gives out onto a sandy bank, home to tube anemones and many starfish. Finning seaward from the bank leads to a huge boulder wrapped in schools of sea bream, the far point of the dive before the ascent.
Marine life and season
- Octopus & cuttlefish
- Reef fish swarms
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Season follows Filicudi & Salina: July and August bring the crowds and the warmest sea, near 26 °C; February bottoms out near 14 °C, and boats on Salina dive in winter too.
Dive videos
Punta delle Tre Pietre. Diving in Salina · Axurro on YouTube
Sources
- Immersioni a Salina — eolie.eu
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap
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