Lampedusa & Linosa · Italy · Reef
Madonnina
Cliff rocks spreading over a Posidonia meadow
Madonnina is a shallow dive close to the Isola dei Conigli on Lampedusa. A rocky cliff runs down to a base where the rocks spread out over a meadow of Posidonia seagrass, and the dive goes no deeper than 22 m.
0Where it is and how deep
35.5102° N, 12.5583° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The dive follows the cliff down to its foot. There the rocks fan out over a wide bed of Posidonia, and that seagrass-fringed base, at 22 m, marks the deepest point the dive reaches anywhere along the cliff.
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 | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Lampedusa & Linosa: August and September bring grey sharks to Lampione; ferry and flight options shrink in the off-season.
Dive videos
LAMPEDUSA IMMERSIONE MADONNINA · diveinsicily on YouTube
Sources
- Immersioni subacquee a Lampedusa, Lampione e Linosa — Pelagos 2.0
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap contributors
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