The Tuscan Coast offers unforgettable experiences for divers seeking to explore the seabed.
Snorkelling, diving and experienced guides
Tuscany’s Costa degli Etruschi offers splendid underwater adventures with its range of corals, shells and colourful fish. Ideal for all levels of divers, the area boasts breathtaking experiences in the deep blue. Far from being a foregone conclusion, the Tyrrhenian Sea is a real surprise to be experienced, and there are diving schools and clubs offering guided tours and safe diving courses, also for families who want to experience snorkelling and diving.
Corals, ancient shipwrecks and turquoise waters
Known for its scenic beauty and for its age-old history the Tuscan Coast can boast a cultural and natural heritage of over 55 miles of adventures above and below sea level. This coastline offers diving enthusiasts and anyone wishing to explore the seabed many surprises: corals and shells, ancient shipwrecks, colourful fish and turquoise waters that also make for beautiful photographs. The variety of the landscape, with caves and inlets and bright sandy seabeds, allows everyone to approach this sport, with endless spots for diving and exploring that are suitable for all levels of divers thanks to the descents of low, medium and high difficulty.
Spotting barracudas, gorgonians and lobsters
One of the most popular stops for divers in the area is the Calafuria reef, between Quercianella and Livorno, which allows you to quickly reach a depth of 85 feet, where you can find red corals, lobsters and red gorgonians. Also not to be missed is The Cave, one of Livorno's most characteristic dives which is suitable for divers of any level and allows you to admire barracudas up close, as well as bream, groupers, moray eels and snappers. For advanced and deep divers, it is possible to venture further into the depths and encounter large lobsters.
Diving to admire a shipwreck on the seabed
An excursion suitable for experts is definitely the one to the shipwreck located about a mile from the Vada lighthouse. To admire the remains of the Genepesca, a fishing boat that sank in these waters, it is necessary to go deep enough to enjoy good visibility and penetrate the area safely. And for neophytes and lovers of underwater photography, we can recommend a very simple but decidedly colourful and exciting dive descending along the famous and beautiful Castel Sonnino, to a depth of no more than 40 feet where you can encounter many beautiful colonies of red coral, spirographs, moray eels and bream.
Teams of expert diving instructors
The Tuscan Coast and its shores offer endless options, including guided tours and a team of exceptional diving instructors who provide guidance on how to become familiar with the deep blue. Guests staying at The Park Hotel Marinetta in Marina di Bibbona and The Sense Experience Resort of the Icon Collection Group can enjoy various diving and snorkelling experiences with local diving clubs and schools.
