Pecio Los Candelabros - Cabo de Palos

Los Candelabros, just off Cabo de Palos, isn't just a wreck, it's a mood. We love this site for its character; it’s not some grand, intact vessel, but a scattered debris field, the remains of a steamboat that went down sometime around 1917. What you get are these fantastic, twisted metal structures – the "candelabras" themselves – completely encrusted. You drop onto a sandy bottom, usually around 30 metres, and the visibility here can be surprisingly good, especially in late summer. We’ve found huge moray eels in the nooks and crannies, and those schools of damselfish often move like a single, shimmering cloud over the wreckage. Exploring Candelabros feels like an archaeological dig; every piece of twisted metal tells a century-old story, now overgrown with yellow gorgonians and sponges. It’s a dive that rewards slow exploration, looking for the smaller life, the nudibranchs inching across the iron, rather than racing through. Definitely one for the intermediate diver comfortable with depth and navigating a less defined site.

Location

Cabo de Palos, Spain, Mediterranean & Europe

Coordinates

36.731976, -3.773868

Type

wreck

Marine Protected Area: Acantilados De Maro Cerro Gordo