Lonely PlanetSep 20, 2026
A Guide to Diving in Greece: Everything you Need to Know
Plan your scuba adventures in Greece – home to ancient shipwrecks, coral reefs and lava caverns – with this guide to dive sites and marine life.
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- PatrisSightsteamship that sank in 1868
- BurdigalaSightocean liner built in 1897, sank in 1916
- HMHS BritannicSightsister ship to the Titanic, sank in 1916
- Kea DiversPlacePADI outfit leading technical dives
- Elsewhere
- National Marine Park of Alonissos Northern SporadesSightAlonissos, Greecerefuge for monk seals and dolphins
- Peristera shipwreckSightAlonissos, Greeceancient Athenian barge sunk in 5th century BCE
- Blue CaveSightAlonissos, Greecerich in nudibranchs, scorpionfish and groupers
- Gorgonian GardenSightAlonissos, Greeceabounds in red and yellow gorgonians
- Sarcophagi WreckSightSapienza, GreeceRoman-era vessel carrying stone sarcophagi
- Spiros Kartelias Dive CenterPlaceAthens, Greeceruns courses in Limanakia area
- Scuba TurtlesPlaceMessinia, Greecedives in Navarino Bay
- Dive in MilosPlaceMilos, Greeceoffers dives including the Africa wreck
- AfricaSightMilos, Greecewreck that sank in 2004 near Sarakiniko
- Alonissos Triton Dive CenterPlaceAlonissos, Greeceleads dives to the Peristera shipwreck
- 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