Porto Cesareo & the Nardò Coast · Italy · Wreck
Neuralia
A 110 m hull on open sand off Torre Inserraglio
Area photo: Raffaele Martano · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Neuralia is a large ship lying on sand off Torre Inserraglio, on the Nardò coast of Salento. It is the area's deep wreck dive, a single-level visit to a ship so large that the wreck shows clearly from the first few metres of the descent.
Also known as Relitto Neuralia.
Where it is and how deep
40.1916° N, 17.8595° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The dive runs as a square profile, with the whole bottom time spent at one level along the ship rather than on a multi-level route. The Neuralia lies on a sandy bottom at 33 m off Torre Inserraglio, and her hull stretches 110 m from end to end.
The wreck
- Vessel
- Neuralia
- Type
- Ship; type not recorded
- Length
- 110 m (361 ft)
- Cause
- Not recorded
- Lies
- On a sandy bottom at 33 m off Torre Inserraglio
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 | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good |
Season follows Porto Cesareo & the Nardò Coast: Dives run all year; the sea is warmest from July to September and feels cold in January and February.
Dive videos
SalentoSUB "Relitto del Neuralia" part1 · Gianluca Romano on YouTube
Questions divers ask
What certification does the Neuralia wreck need?+
Deep training. The ship sits on a sandy bottom at 33 m, deeper than an Open Water or Advanced Open Water dive.
Sources
- Relitto Neuralia — ScubaGo
- Porto Cesareo e Gallipoli: relitti, secche e grotte — SUB magazine
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