Argentarola

Close to Porto Santo Stefano, the little island Argentarola is famous for its wall covered with red gorgonian and small branches of red coral. The beautiful cave of the paramuricea covered with parazoanthus and gorgonian fans creates several ravines which have become dens for forkbeards and groupers.

When the visibility is particularly good, snappers, barracudas and bonito can be spotted hunting. Not only that: for cave lovers on this island there is one cave that is fundamental for the study of sea level trends: the Large Cave of Argentarola. In the first chamber you can admire stalactites and stalagmites, but the more experienced divers will be able to reach a second chamber with visibility close to zero due to the sedimentary seabed.