Porto Cesareo & the Nardò Coast · Italy · Reef
Santa Caterina di Nardò
Walk-in beach dive at the foot of the dive centre
Area photo: Raffaele Martano · CC BY-SA 4.0
Santa Caterina di Nardò is a shore dive at the foot of a dive centre in the village of Santa Caterina, on the Nardò coast. It is a shallow dive with an easy beach entry, the simple option on a coast where most sites are reached by boat.
Also known as Santa Caterina.
Where it is and how deep
40.1401° N, 17.9795° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The beach entry lies immediately below the dive centre and is easy to reach on foot, with a simple entry over the shoreline. From there the dive stays shallow throughout, with the bottom reaching 12 to 15 m at its deepest point.
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.
Questions divers ask
Is Santa Caterina di Nardò a shore or boat dive?+
A shore dive. The entry is from the beach at the foot of the dive centre, and the dive stays within 15 m.
Sources
- Santa Caterina di Nardò — ScubaGo
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