Polignano a Mare & Monopoli · Italy · Wall · Cave & cavern
Grotta delle Corvine
One cave with two wide mouths set in a coralligenous wall
Grotta delle Corvine is a shore dive on the Polignano a Mare and Monopoli coast, along a wall covered in coralligenous growth. The real draw is the single cave that opens in the wall and gives the site its name.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Polignano a Mare & Monopoli and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The dive begins at 12 m on top of a wall that heads south. The wall reaches a maximum of 22 m and is covered in coralligenous cliff growth. Along it opens a single cave with two wide openings, the Grotta delle Corvine itself.
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 | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Prime | Fair | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Polignano a Mare & Monopoli: September is the pick, with the sea at 24–25 °C and the summer crowds gone; May and June are quiet too, and the water bottoms out near 14 °C in midwinter.
Dive videos
Grotta delle Corvine - Monopoli - 01.06.2017 | BLUENJOY© Travel Adventure & Scuba · Ermanno Zambardino on YouTube
Sources
- Immersioni - Diving Subinastinenza — Diving Subinastinenza
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