Peristera shipwreck, Alonissos

Lonely PlanetSep 20

Plan your scuba adventures in Greece – home to ancient shipwrecks, coral reefs and lava caverns – with this guide to dive sites and marine life.

ancient Athenian barge sunk in 5th century BCE

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National Marine Park of Alonissos Northern SporadesSightrefuge for monk seals and dolphins
Peristera shipwreckSightancient Athenian barge sunk in 5th century BCE
Blue CaveSightrich in nudibranchs, scorpionfish and groupers
Gorgonian GardenSightabounds in red and yellow gorgonians
Alonissos Triton Dive CenterPlaceleads dives to the Peristera shipwreck
Elsewhere
Sarcophagi WreckSightSapienza, GreeceRoman-era vessel carrying stone sarcophagi
PatrisSightKea, Greecesteamship that sank in 1868
BurdigalaSightKea, Greeceocean liner built in 1897, sank in 1916
HMHS BritannicSightKea, Greecesister ship to the Titanic, sank in 1916
Spiros Kartelias Dive CenterPlaceAthens, Greeceruns courses in Limanakia area
Kea DiversPlaceKea, GreecePADI outfit leading technical dives
Scuba TurtlesPlaceMessinia, Greecedives in Navarino Bay
Dive in MilosPlaceMilos, Greeceoffers dives including the Africa wreck
AfricaSightMilos, Greecewreck that sank in 2004 near Sarakiniko
Achilleon Dive CenterPlaceCorfu, Greeceoperates dive experiences on Corfu
Navy's Waterworld Dive CenterPlaceSantorini, Greecetakes you to see submerged volcanoes
Elephant CaveSightHania, Greeceadorned with stalactites and stalagmites
Dive2getherPlaceRethymno, Greeceleads citizen science-focused dives
Samos SubPlaceSamos, Greeceoffers invasive lionfish tracker course
Aegean RebreathPlaceGreeceruns missions to retrieve ghost nets

Peristera shipwreck