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Certain diving destinations are extremely popular owing to their magnificent sea-bed and the abundance of sea creatures living there. Naturally everywhere in Greece one can try free-diving, as long as one has the skill and the appropriate equipment. Yet some locations have become meeting points for scuba-divers to share their passion for exploring the deep, photography or underwater fishing. Greece and Greeek islands are a scuba diver’s heaven. Explorers are enchanted by the magnificent seabed, vivid colours and crystal-clear waters.
At the beach of Pouda you will find golden sand, green water, view to Elafonisos, a wetland, Lake Stroggylis and a submerged state, Pavlopetri, about 5 millenniums old!
The “pride of the Greek fleet” lies sunken at Lakki port on the island of Leros.
Its bombardment by Nazi German fighter planes on September 26, 1943 took the lives of the ship’s captain and 72 crew members on board.
The freighter, Kyra Leni, sank on 06-1-1978 due to bad weather
The wider Athens area’s best known shipwreck rests on the sandy seabed of the Saronic Gulf, directly opposite Sounio.
It sunk on January 26, 1997 after the captain lost control and sits at a depth of 24 meters.
The freighter Liberty lies sunken just off Vathi bay on the small Dodecanese island of Pserimos