WE Dive SRL - Portofino & Liguria
The team at WE Dive SRL are our go-to for diving the Portofino Marine Protected Area. Honestly, their local knowledge runs deep, and you feel it from the moment you step into their centre. They’re a PADI 5 Star IDC centre, which means whether you’re looking to get certified, advance your skills, or even go pro, they’ve got the instructors and the infrastructure to make it happen. We particularly love that they really focus on making you feel comfortable, especially if you haven't dived in a while or you’re a newer diver. Diving Portofino is something special. The water often has that cool, emerald tint that just feels uniquely Mediterranean. We’ve finned past huge schools of barracuda here, sometimes so many they block out the sun for a second. The Christ of the Abyss statue is a classic, of course, but don't overlook some of the lesser-known wall dives where you can find red gorgonians blooming in the deeper sections. For us, the highlight is often those unexpected encounters with groupers peeking out from their rocky shelters, or the flash of a sunfish in the bluer water if you’re lucky. We’d suggest diving early to avoid the boat traffic, especially in summer. The surface conditions can get choppy later in the day, but underwater, it’s often calm and clear.
- Location
- Portofino & Liguria, Italy, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 45.583374, 9.124215
- Phone
- +39 02 998 0786
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://www.wedive.it
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star IDC [padi:86]
- Address
- Via Mantegna 13, 20030 Senago No State, Italy
Diving Capabilities - WE Dive SRL
- Technical Diving
- Freediving
Dive Sites Near WE Dive SRL
WE Dive SRL provides access to 15 dive sites in Portofino & Liguria.
- Abyss Diving Center (wreck)
- Accademia Blu Diving Center
- Airplane Wreck WWII (wreck)
- ALFREDO CAPPELLINI - 7m (wreck)
- Ancorone
- Andrea Ghisotti (ex Scoglio del Raviolo)
- Argentarola Caves - 10-30m (cave)
- ARMATAN III - 22m (wreck)
- ASD POSIDONIA
- Baia di Castiglioncello - 10m
- Bettolina - 30m
- Biboz - 49m
- Bigo - 26m
- BOLZANETO - 55m (wreck)
- BR20
Other Dive Centres in Portofino & Liguria
- 2.0 Diving - ["PADI"]
- 7 Perle ASD - ["PADI"]
- A 2.0
- Abissi s.r.l.
- Accademia Blu Diving Center
- ACQUA ACADEMY ASD - SSI
- Acquasport - ["PADI"]
- ACQUE LIBERE SUB TORINO ASD - SSI, PADI
- AQUAMICA
- A.S.D. BLU DIVING SCHOOL TORINO - PADI
Marine Life in Portofino & Liguria
Home to 73 recorded species including 37 reef fish, 9 sharks & rays, 8 whales & dolphins, 4 sea snails & nudibranchs, 3 hard corals, 3 crabs & lobsters.
Notable Marine Life
- Blue-white Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) - Whales & Dolphins
- Bushy Coral (Cladocora caespitosa) - Hard Corals
- Damsel fish (Chromis chromis) - Reef Fish
- Red coral (Corallium rubrum) - Soft Corals
- Sunset cup coral (Leptopsammia pruvoti) - Hard Corals
- Corb (Sciaena umbra) - Reef Fish
- Cowfish (Tursiops truncatus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Scarlet Coral (Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) europaea) - Hard Corals
- Pink Sea Fan (Eunicella verrucosa) - Soft Corals
- Razorback (Balaenoptera physalus) - Whales & Dolphins