Hvar & the Pakleni Islands · Croatia · Pinnacle
Campanella
A bell-tower-shaped underwater mountain at the archipelago's west end
Campanella, Italian for bell tower and also called Campanile or Turm, is an underwater mountain off the islet of Mali Vodnjak at the western end of the Pakleni Islands. Red gorgonians grow at the site from 15 m down to 40 m, and a short tunnel at 35 m gives divers with deep training a swim-through.
Also known as Campanile, Turm, Vodnjak, Mali Vodnjak.
Where it is and how deep
43.1750° N, 16.3110° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The small island at the west end of the archipelago holds several dive points, and the tower is the best known of them. Red gorgonians grow there from 15 m down to 40 m, and a tunnel 5 m long runs through the rock at 35 m.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Hvar & the Pakleni Islands: Boats run from 1 May to 1 October; no month stands out as best for the diving, and August is the busiest.
Dive videos
Campanella 2018 · DiveMeCrazy on YouTube
Questions divers ask
What depth does the Campanella tunnel need?+
The tunnel lies at 35 m and the red gorgonians at the site continue to 40 m, so the site needs deep training.
Sources
- Dive Sites - Aqualis Diving Center Hvar — Aqualis Diving Center Hvar
- Campanella - ScubaGo — ScubaGo
- OpenStreetMap: Vodnjak Mali islet — OpenStreetMap
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A gentle slope turning into a wall below the Baba lighthouse
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Pinnacle
A sunlit chimney climbing through the inside of the rock
Wreck
A wooden boat's cargo left on the seabed after the hull rotted away
A cave running into the rock just below the surface
Wall
A gorgonian wall running from the shore out to open sea
Similar dives elsewhere
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