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Diving in Spain *

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The Kingdom of Spain, as it is officially known, sits on the Iberian Peninsula alongside its neighbor Portugal, and also includes two archipelagos - the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean. Along the north coast of Africa also lies the Plazas de soberanía, a cluster of Spanish islets with include the Alhucemas Islands and Chafarinas Islands, and the three Spanish enclaves bordering Morocco named Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera. With its crystal clear waters, and variety of different waters and points of interest to explore, Spain offers some of the best diving in Europe.

Travel Information for Spain

Power Plug Type:C, F
Payment Method:VISA, MC, AMEX
Airports:ALC, BCN, BLA, MAD, AGP, PMI
Currency:EUR
Dial Code:+34
Language:es
Electricity:230 V / 50 Hz
Timezone:UTC+01:00
Network Provider:Movistar, Orange, Vodafone

Popular Destinations

Catalonia © iStock/TomasSereda

Catalonia

5 Dive Sites • 57 Centers Catalonia is made up of three distinct areas and has something to offer every diver.
Spain
Canary Islands © iStock/Elena-studio

Canary Islands

13 Dive Sites • 64 Centers The Canaries are perfect for divers to explore with fascinating scenery underwater.
Spain
Murcia © AdobeStock/RaMGoN

Murcia

3 Dive Sites • 7 Centers Alternating between wild and unspoilt rocky areas to miles of calm waters with sandy shores, Murcia offers something for every diver.
Spain

Popular Destinations

Catalonia © iStock/TomasSereda

Catalonia

5 Dive Sites • 57 Centers Catalonia is made up of three distinct areas and has something to offer every diver.
Spain
Canary Islands © iStock/Elena-studio

Canary Islands

13 Dive Sites • 64 Centers The Canaries are perfect for divers to explore with fascinating scenery underwater.
Spain
Murcia © AdobeStock/RaMGoN

Murcia

3 Dive Sites • 7 Centers Alternating between wild and unspoilt rocky areas to miles of calm waters with sandy shores, Murcia offers something for every diver.
Spain
Andalusia © iStock/WillSelarep

Andalusia

1 Dive Sites • 19 Centers Andalusia is becoming more and more popular with divers on account of its year round clear warm waters, as well as the beauty and tranquility of its seabed
Spain
Basque Country © iStock/Eloi_Omella

Basque Country

3 Centers In the Basque country you can explore the water’s surface with rocky dive sites.
Spain
Balearic Islands © iStock/deepblue4you

Balearic Islands

10 Dive Sites • 33 Centers e Balearic Islands are considered a jewel in the Mediterranean for divers with over 80 different dive sites.
Spain
El Toro © Scubapro

El Toro

3 Centers Isla del Toro is one of the four natural reserves of the Palma region, making it one of the most popular dive sites in Majorca.
Spain
Isla del Hierro © Scubapro

Isla del Hierro

3 Centers The island of Hierro is home to an official sanctuary for a number of marine species and is for divers a heaven underwater.
Spain
Islas Medas © Aqualung

Islas Medas

6 Centers The many underwater caves and sea walls teeming with gorgonians give the Islas Medas a magical feel and make it one of the best diving sites in Catalonia.
Spain
Cabo de Palos © Aqualung

Cabo de Palos

3 Centers Cabo de Palos offers up a real paradise for experienced divers, mainly due to its many world class ship wrecks.
Spain
Cabo de Gata © Mares

Cabo de Gata

1 Centers The natural geopark Cabo de Gata Nijar is uniquely where one can find a brilliant contrast between terrestrial and marine.
Spain
Tenerife © Aqualung

Tenerife

7 Dive Sites • 19 Centers In Tenerife underwater, you will find a great diversity of flora and fauna, breath-taking rock structures, lava caves, and fantastic shipwrecks.
Spain
Gran Canaria © Aqualung

Gran Canaria

1 Dive Sites • 12 Centers Scuba diving Gran Canaria Island offers the widest variety of dive types in the Canary Islands.
Spain
Fuerteventura © Mares

Fuerteventura

1 Dive Sites • 7 Centers Scuba diving in Fuerteventura is an underwater paradise of abstract landscapes with walls, cracks, caves, shoals, and canyons.
Spain
La Palma © Mares

La Palma

4 Dive Sites • 3 Centers Known as La Isla Bonita, la Palma offers some of the world’s most spectacular submerged volcanic landscapes and true heaven of biodiversity.
Spain
La Gomera © Mares

La Gomera

La Gomera diving is known as one of the best places in the world where humans can interact with cetaceans in their natural habitat.
Spain
Lanzarote © Mares

Lanzarote

19 Centers Scuba diving in Lanzarote offers adventurous divers to soar amongst fantastic underwater landscapes sculpted by volcanoes, with unending caverns.
Spain
La Graciosa © Mares

La Graciosa

1 Centers Diving in La Graciosa, you will see the exceptional landscape that houses one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world.
Spain

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