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Palinuro and Cilento · about 6 km from Marina di Camerota

Grotta del Cannone

  • CertificationCavern

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  • Fill stationDiving Continente Blu~15 min drive (estimate)Not stated — askRoute ↗
  • Fill stationPalinuro Sub Diving Center~26 min drive (estimate)Cylinder fills and rental; gases not stated — ask about nitrox, trimix and O₂Route ↗
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The dive

One of the underwater caves of the Costa degli Infreschi. The AMP caves are considered less complex than those of Capo Palinuro. Practical: the rules list two buoys, D12 ('ponente', west) and D13.

Profile and sections

One of the underwater caves of the Costa degli Infreschi. The AMP caves are considered less complex than those of Capo Palinuro.

Practical: the rules list two buoys, D12 ('ponente', west) and D13.

Depth and profile
Depth not published; with few exceptions the AMP's underwater caves lie within -18 m.
Configuration
No data on passage sizes: take a compact configuration and always run a line.
DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
Short, shallow cave: not a scooter dive.
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Cavern
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
  • Whole caveConfiguration unknown — research beforehand · doesn't decide who may dive
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This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.

How to get there

By boat from Marina di Camerota. Listed in zone B among the sites allowed only as guided dives with a centre authorised by the Park; moor on buoy D13 or D12 (west side).

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Around Grotta del Cannone

Fills2 fill stations · nearest 6 km
  • Diving Continente Blu

    ~15 min drive (estimate)

    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.

  • Palinuro Sub Diving Center

    ~26 min drive (estimate)

    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.

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Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from web research (national cave registry via Grottomap, Logbook Immersioni, 2025 disciplinare of the Costa degli Infreschi e della Masseta AMP, Comune di Centola, dive centres and tourist sites, Divernet, scientific papers, news reports 1984–2017, SIMSI list 2024; Sept 2026), with Palinuro Sub's dive-site pages and the Palinuro coast guard's 2025 bathing-safety ordinance (Nov 2026) and its ordinances 14/2011, 23/2012, 06/2017 and 14/2024 from the archive on guardiacostiera.gov.it. Pins from the cadastre, the dive-site database, the AMP buoy plan or Grottocenter (see each site); ~ = estimate. Rules change — check locally.