Agios Nikolaos
Location: Attica, Greece
Also known as: Agios Nikolaos Anavyssos, Agios Nikolaos Anavyssos Peninsula, Agios Nikolaos Chapel, Chapel Headland Reef, Άγιος Νικόλαος, Άγιος Νικόλαος Ανάβυσσος
Dive Site Specs
- Max depth:
- 25m
- Entry type:
- Shore Dive
- Coordinates:
- 37.798056, 23.869944 (Directions on Google Maps)
- Tags:
- Shore Dive
Overview
Agios Nikolaos is a designated scuba diving location situated in Attica, featuring coastal rock reef shelves and sand corridors descending to 20.0 meters.
Access: Agios Nikolaos is a shore dive accessible directly from the coastline of Attica. Divers enter the water from the rocky shore or beach.
Marine life: Documented marine species observed at Agios Nikolaos include common octopuses (Octopus vulgaris), Mediterranean moray eels (Muraena helena), common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus).
Safety: Dives should be planned in accordance with local marine weather and surface swell conditions. Deploy a surface marker buoy when ascending in open water away from coastal rock formations.
Nearby Dive Sites
- Ksera Pothitou - Attiki (3.1 km away)
- Pothitaki Reef (3.7 km away)
- Pothitos Reef (3.8 km away)
- Pontikoniso (4.1 km away)
- Chelononiso (4.5 km away)
- Vouliagmeni 3rd Cove (6.5 km away)
Recent Dives
- Agios Nikolaos - 2018/01/14 (by loukiack · Jan 14, 2018 · Depth: 10m · Duration: 45 min)
Associated Diving Centers
- Athens Divers Club (Anavissos, Greece)
- Aqualized (Anavissos Municipal Unit, Greece)
- Diving Club (Greece)