La Plataforma

At about 15 minutes from the port, sailing south, In front of the cliff of “Cala Blanca“, we can make a dive that is especially suitable for making us aware of the interaction of man with the marine environment. A water collection tower for a desalination plant has been built on an 18 m. depth.

This is an interesting dive both for marine life and environmental characteristics. It can be done both from boat or from shore and is near the port of Ciudadela de Menorca. It is advisable to bring a lighting system to be able to see life in the caves better.

This site is great for night dives and suitable for inexperienced divers. The maximum depth is 15 meters and you can visit several caves and see some motorcycles on the bottom that are covered in marine life. Posidonia covers a large part of the sandy bottom.

Sailing from the port of Ciudadela heading south, about 5 minutes after passing the Cala des Degollador, we will reach the outer part of the dock of the new commercial port of Ciudadela, “Port Son Blanc“. There we will dive on the outer face of the dock. It has a maximum depth of 19 metres.

We leave the port of Ciudadela, sailing north, parallel to the coast enjoying the landscape. When we arrive at Punta Na Mari we anchor at 12 meters, and descend on a sandbank, from there we go down to the level of 18 meters, where we will find a very interesting chimney. We usually see a lot of life.

After leaving the port, we sailed north, parallel to the coast, enjoying its landscape. When we arrive at Punta Na Mari we anchor at 12 m., and descend on a sandy area, from there sailing towards the northeast we arrive at some caves in the cliff staggered in three layers called Los Trogloditas.

It is a dive near the port of Ciudadela, in the bay, which is made only from boat and locating the place by GPS. The depth at which it is performed is 30 meters, so it is only suitable for divers with the specialty of deep diving and experience.

Sailing 10 minutes south from the port of Ciudadela, you will arrive at the coast of Cala Blanca where you anchor. This dive site is found at Punta Quintana and gets its name from the large chimney that rises vertically from 17 meters at the bottom to the top at 7 meters.

This dive is named after a rock formation at a depth of 3 metres, between Cala’n Forcat and Cala’n Brut, which is shaped like an arch, with a window from which you can see a platform with abundant marine life. You dive inside a cave. It is very calm dive.

This dive can be done from a boat or from the shore, with a maximum depth of 22 meters. There is always a lot of marine life and sometimes there is current.