Costa Brava · Spain · Reef
El Jardín y la Red
Deep rock at 26–35 m rising to a garden at 8 m
Area photo: Enric · CC BY-SA 3.0
A rocky extension in the Port Salvi area, between the caves and the S'Adolitx dive, where the ground lies between 26 and 35 m and then climbs to 8 m in the section called the garden. The deep rock sets the profile and the garden is where the dive finishes.
Where it is and how deep
41.7681° N, 3.0277° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The site lies in the Port Salvi area, between the caves and S'Adolitx, and it is dived deep first. The rocky extension sits between 26 and 35 m, which is the part that sets the profile and the gas plan, and the ground then rises to 8 m in the section the catalogue calls the garden — a natural ascent built into the site rather than a swim back across open water.
The shallow end is the richer one. Yellow anemones, nudibranchs, gobies, sponges and corals cover the rock there, and that is where the time left after the deep section is best spent. Barracuda are logged here, forty-eight sightings of them, alongside moray eels at fifty-three and eagle rays at nine, so the water off the edge of the rock is worth watching on the way up.
Marine life and season
- Nudibranchs
- Barracuda
- Eagle rays
| 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: Centres in Sant Feliu and Platja d'Aro dive all year; logged sightings peak July to September and the water sits at 13 °C from January to March.
Sources
- El Jardín y la Red — Scubago
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Wall
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Pelagic & blue water
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