Isola Bella North

Diving on Isola Bella North in Taormina

Isola Bella North is among the dive sites in the section Diving in Taormina, a dive site located in the Isola Bella Marine Park.

Mediterranean Marine Life: pastinaca, ricciola, Leccia, barracuda, orata, cernia scura, castagnole, sogliola, scorfano, triglia, tracina, Pesce lucertola, murena, paguro, aragosta, gamberetto, Nacchera, tracina, lepre di mare, diverse lumache di mare diverse come doride dipinto, flabellina lilla e Cratena, polpo, seppie, riccio di mare, stella marina pentagono, Madrepora giallo, Margherita di mare, clavelina, spugne, falso corallo, alghe, Posidonia, arpione  

Summary: Isola Bella North has a lot of diversity to offer, one moment you are focused on the macro life sitting on the wall and the other moment enjoying the big blue with large schools of bream to admire. 

Description: The dive site is located on the northside of the Isola Bella in Taormina, just in front of the famous beach and rocks of Isola Bella. It starts on a rocky bottom at around 8 meters depth, we descend and encounter a big field of seaweed called ‘Posidonia’ in Italian. We get to witness the wrasses and other small marine life that call the meadow their homes as well as watch the hypnotic way the grass flows back and forth with each movement of the sea. The seaweed is a vital element to the Mediterranean ecosystems, regulating CO2 absorption in the sea and in the atmosphere. We can then navigate within the passages of the island or outside, to make the dive always different and fun. When diving a profile for advanced open water divers, we can descend to a maximum depth of 25m on the north side, where we find a sandy bottom. Here we can look for stingrays or a wide-eyed flounder. Be sure to also look out into the blue to catch schools of the various species of breams! Like a lot of our dives around the Isola Bella, it is fascinating that at one moment you are focused on the macro life sitting on the wall and the other moment enjoying the big blue with large schools of marine life to admire