Vis · Croatia · Reef
Krava
Ancient amphorae scattered between 14 and 37 m
Area photo: Borut Furlan · CC BY-SA 4.0
A small islet off Vis that can be swum right around on a single dive. There are numerous fish on the rock, and a few ancient amphorae lie scattered between 14 and 37 metres, resting where they came to rest. How deep the circuit runs decides how many of them you pass.
Where it is and how deep
43.0779° N, 16.2193° EPublished position for this site.
The dive
The islet is small enough to circle in one dive, so the plan is simply to drop in, pick a direction and keep the rock on one shoulder until you are back where you started. Depth is set by how many of the amphorae you want to see: they are found from 14 metres down to 37, so the deeper the circuit runs, the more of them are within reach on the way round.
There are numerous fish on the rock itself, but the pottery is what divers come for. The amphorae are scattered between 14 and 37 metres, lying where they ended up, and the rule is the obvious one: look, photograph, move nothing. A single dive can take in both, the deeper water for the pottery first and the shallower rock for the fish on the way back up.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off-season | Off-season | Off-season | Fair | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Off-season | Off-season |
Season follows Vis: Diving runs May to October; the surface reaches 22–25 °C in July and August, and visibility is most reliable from late June to early October.
Know before you go
- The amphorae are archaeological remains: look and photograph, but lift and move nothing.
Questions divers ask
Where are the amphorae at Krava?+
They are scattered around the islet and are found between 14 and 37 metres in depth. The islet can be circled in a single dive, so how deep you take that circuit decides how many of them you pass.
Sources
- Krava - Scubago — Scubago
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