Costa Brava · Spain · Cave & cavern · Wall
Cala Viuda
An air dome at the end of the first cave
Area photo: Enric · CC BY-SA 4.0
A set of underwater caves on the Montgrí park coast, dived between 7 and 23 m. A 16 m tunnel leads to the entrance of a large arch; from there the wall on your right runs about 30 m to the first cave, which ends in a dome where air collects, and a second, curved cave sits at about 18 m.
Where it is and how deep
42.1042° N, 3.1823° EPublished position for this site.
The dive
The first tunnel runs 16 m to the entrance of a large arch. From there you follow the wall on your right, and after about 30 m comes the way into the first cave, which ends in a large dome where air collects against the roof. Torches are not optional on this part of the dive: the operator lists them as a requirement for it.
Leaving that cave, the route continues to the right and takes in the second one, a curved passage at about 18 m. The tunnels are full of ledges and corners, and what uses them is lobster, sponges and corals, with anemones and red coral on the cavern walls and scorpionfish on the rocky floor inside. Good buoyancy control is the other stated requirement, for the sake of the caves as much as the diver.
Marine life and season
- Macro critters
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Costa Brava: Water runs from about 13 °C in February to 25 °C in July and August; no L'Escala centre publishes closing months, and the tramuntana can keep boats in port in any month.
Know before you go
- The caves are overhead environments: the catalogue states that good buoyancy control and torches are required to dive them.
Sources
- Puntos de buceo Parque Natural del Montgrí, Illes Medes i Baix Ter — Orca Diving Center
- Cala Viuda — Scubago
- Cala Viuda (bay), OpenStreetMap node 3761265172 — OpenStreetMap
More dive sites in Costa Brava
A wide tunnel entered at 16 m, out to a 30 m bottom
A 70 m tunnel straight through the islet, lit at both ends
Wreck
A dynamited navy tug in 5–10 m off Illa Mateua
Wall
A protected wall shallow enough for a first dive
Wreck
Carrara marble still lying in the holds at 42 m
Shore-entry islet at 0–16 m with a short, easy tunnel
Wall
A walk-in wall at 3–22 m used for courses and night dives
Reef
A small tunnel lined with coral and sponges
Similar dives elsewhere
A 5 m cave passage that comes out at Dofí Sud
Three caves, the deepest at 30–35 m ringed with red coral
A cave below the Eden Roc hotel, wide enough to swim through
,_vista_des_de_dalt_del_Montg%C3%B3_(l%27Escala).jpg){kind=link}
Walls that seem to move under thousands of massed shrimp