Cala Mariolu - Sardinia
Cala Mariolu, nestled on Sardinia's eastern coast, offers divers a quintessential Mediterranean experience. The clear water here gives way to rock formations and small caves, where we’ve spotted mauve stingers drifting by. Look closely in the crevices and you might just catch a glimpse of a soft brittlestar. It's a relaxed dive, ideal for those who appreciate exploring the smaller details of the reef and a calm swim-through.
- Location
- Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean & Europe
- Coordinates
- 40.123283, 9.676718
Marine Protected Area: Golfo di Orosei
Nearby Dive Sites in Sardinia
- ACHAIKA HOPE - 25m (wreck)
- ADELCONCITA - 35m (wreck)
- AGELIKA - 5m (wreck)
- ALI REIS V - 2m (wreck)
- Allume
- Ancore Spagnole - 23m
- Angelika MS (wreck)
- Anna Bianca Wreck (wreck)
- Archeo Diving
- Balena - 20m
- Biancas Garden (reef)
- BUCADOR (PROBABLY) - 10m (wreck)
- Cala Cupa
- Cala dell Oro
- Cala di Trana
Nearest Dive Centres to Cala Mariolu
Marine Life in Sardinia
Home to 86 recorded species including 38 reef fish, 9 seagrass & algae, 8 whales & dolphins, 6 sharks & rays, 5 hard corals, 4 other.
Notable Species
- Mediterranean tapeweed (Posidonia oceanica) - Seagrass & Algae
- Blue-white Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) - Whales & Dolphins
- Cowfish (Tursiops truncatus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Red coral (Corallium rubrum) - Soft Corals
- Scarlet Coral (Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) europaea) - Hard Corals
- Bushy Coral (Cladocora caespitosa) - Hard Corals
- loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
- Moonfish (Mola mola) - Reef Fish
- mauve stinger (Pelagia noctiluca) - Jellyfish
- Razorback (Balaenoptera physalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Sunset cup coral (Leptopsammia pruvoti) - Hard Corals
- Wrasse (Coris julis) - Reef Fish
- Ornate Wrasse (Thalassoma pavo) - Reef Fish
- Devil fish (Mobula mobular) - Sharks & Rays
- Painted Comber (Serranus scriba) - Reef Fish
- Common Spiny Lobster (Palinurus elephas) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Salema (Sarpa salpa) - Reef Fish
- Garrupa (Serranus cabrilla) - Reef Fish
- Damsel fish (Chromis chromis) - Reef Fish
- Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) - Reef Fish