Foneas Cave
Location: Messenia, Peloponnese Region, Greece
Also known as: Foneas Beach Cavern, Foneas Freshwater Cave, Kardamyli Cave, Kardamyli Resurgence Cave, Σπηλιά Φονέα
Dive Site Specs
- Max depth:
- 30m
- Difficulty:
- Technical Diving
- Entry type:
- Shore Dive
- Coordinates:
- 36.867928, 22.245689 (Directions on Google Maps)
- Rating:
- 4.0/5 (1 reviews)
- Tags:
- Cave, Shore Dive, Deco, Tech, Deep, Freshwater
Overview
Located in the Peloponnese near Stoupa, this site offers a captivating cavern dive. It features underwater caves with a main vent reaching 27 meters depth, suitable for certified divers looking for geological formations.
Access: Foneas Cave is a shore dive accessible directly from the coastline of Messenia, Peloponnese Region. Divers enter the water from the rocky shore or beach.
Marine life: The marine ecosystem at Foneas Cave features typical Mediterranean reef fauna, including sea bream, damselfish, octopuses, and encrusting invertebrates across the rocky substrate.
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
- Mani - Limeni (23.6 km away)
- Gerolimenas (45.1 km away)
- Gerolimenas - Canyon (45.5 km away)
- Tainaro (56.5 km away)
- EAS Club - Shore (Stairs) (68.6 km away)
- Arkadiko (72.2 km away)
Recent Dives
- Foneas Cave - 2025/08/24 (by fotis_karidas · Aug 24, 2025 · Depth: 27.5m · Duration: 59 min)