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Mediterranean

Something for the weekend

Fancy some diving but don’t have time for a full-blown holiday? How about a long-weekend break?
GAVIN PARSONS looks at the options in the Med
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Turkey shoot

Belma explores the Dakota C47 plane wreck The tempting WW2 bomber may have been out of bounds, but the Turkish resort of Kas presented Stuart Philpott with a range of wrecks and pottery to explore more...

Diving Dubrovnik

Tractors from the deck cargo of the Tottono rest on the sand at 52m off Grebeni island Base yourself in Croatia’s historic coastal city and you could be in for a treat if you like caves and wrecks, says John Liddiard – not to mention the mobile attractions
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Our man on the Riviera

Dive RIB in the port of Golfe Juan You can go for a holiday or even a long weekend – all it takes is a budget flight and a diamond geezer to get you organised. JOHN LIDDIARD reports from the South of France more...

Over the blue horizon

Divers from the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior make their point on rocks surrounded by a field of biologically important posidonia seagrass, a haven for marine life Most Mediterranean diving is done within 12-mile limits, but Gavin Parsons was recently the photographer aboard the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior as it surveyed reefs way offshore



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Super grouper

Friendly grouper in Dolphin Cave Stuart Philpott samples the haven for marine life that is the Medes Islands on Spain’s Costa Brava more...

Gorging on Malta’s wrecks

Shore-diving at Cirkewwa Point So many wrecks, so little time – Stuart Philpott dives against the calendar and the weather to sample some of the finest metal in the Med more...

Awash with history

Diver at the Cathedral site Come with us to Crete, an island where ancient relics are strewn generously about the seabed, and the fish try not to get in the way of the scenery. Max Eaton reports. Main pictures by Julius Glampedakis
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Buceo Loco!

Bajo de Dentro, submerged mountain peaks at 35m The Murcia region of Spain offers an exciting combination of wine, tapas and crazy wreck diving - though preferably not in that order, says Stuart Philpott more...

Small things on a small island

Flabellina pedata nudibranch feeding on hydroids on the wreck of the Karwela Gozo has long been popular with holidaying divers from the UK, but how many train a macro lens on its underwater inhabitants? Gavin Parsons does, for one more...

A dive into the tuna vortex

The experience of diving with so many tuna can be overwhelming How does it feel to be at the epicentre of 350 tonnes of big, fast-moving fish? Diving the tuna pens of Malta is an activity unlike any other John Liddiard has experienced. more...

Rock steady

Octopus It's cool and rainy in Croatia in spring, so not unlike home then for John Bantin. The big question was, would he find enough diversions under water? more...

An Ibiza evening with Don Pedro

Massive propeller on the Don Pedro This ferry dive was no place for plastic ducks - John Bantin heads for Ibiza to photograph a massive new wreck in challenging circumstances more...

Whistlestop week on a dive tour of Cyprus

Poised to explore a cave at Limassol Five resorts, 19 dive sites, including one of the biggest wrecks around - and seven days to do it all in. So what sort of impression would Cyprus leave on first-time visitor Stuart Philpott? more...

A taste for the inanimate

If you visit a Greek island like Lesvos, you may have to accept that diving comes a poor second to fishing, says Zac Macaulay. Still, there's more to life than fish! more...

Costa del Value

Great grooming sunfish and ejaculating sea cucumbers! Suzie Coombes has been working and diving (both at once) on Spain's southern coast and reckons it's seriously underrated more...

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