Palinuro and Cilento · about 1 km from Palinuro
Grotta dei Monaci
- Max depth6 m
- CertificationCavern
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- Fill stationPalinuro Sub Diving CenterCylinder fills and rental; gases not stated — ask about nitrox, trimix and O₂Route ↗
- Fill stationDiving Continente BluNot stated — askRoute ↗
The dive
The cave is named after dark brown stalagmites that look like praying monks. It appears in lists of Capo Palinuro's dive caves (e.g. by the national park), but there is no published dive description.
Profile and sections
The cave is named after dark brown stalagmites that look like praying monks. It appears in lists of Capo Palinuro's dive caves (e.g. by the national park), but there is no published dive description.
- Depth and profile
- -6 m according to the cave cadastre; no dive description with depth found.
- Configuration
- No data on passage sizes: take a compact configuration and always run a line.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Small, shallow cave: not a scooter dive.
Who can dive where
- At least Cavern
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Configuration unknown — research beforehand
- Goes down to 6 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
By boat from Palinuro harbour.
Around Grotta dei Monaci
Fills2 fill stations · nearest 1 km
Palinuro Sub Diving Center
Via Porto snc, 84051 Palinuro (Centola)
Cylinder fills and rental; gases not stated — ask about nitrox, trimix and O₂
April–November; hours not stated
Harbour dive centre with one boat; the team has dived here since 1983. Runs cavern and cave courses and dives the Capo Palinuro caves in small groups (4–5). Second base with classroom at Hotel Le Tre Caravelle. CCR support not stated.
Diving Continente Blu
Marina di Camerota
Not stated — ask
Not stated — ask
Dive centre in Camerota (listed by CilentoMag). Its website did not respond during our research; ask about services, gases and fills.
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