Embraced by two seas, The Adriatic and The Ionian, Puglia offers a considerably varied coastline; one of Puglia’s jewels is most definitely Castro that overlooks Turchi Bay, a stretch of cliff coastline of various heights that at times reaches over 80 metres above sea level. It is full of caves like Grotta Zinzulusa and Grotta Romanelli. The rocky, and at times inaccessible, peaks are further emphasised by the blue, crystal clear sea; the Mediterranean maquis gently hugs the hillside cut with twisting little roads; a seabed kaleidoscope full of flora and fauna offers divers a truly amazing experience.Among the main activities proposed, we recommend scuba-diving in the splendid Castro seabed: some of the sports centres in Castro organise courses and group dives to visit the seabed, underwater walls and caves inserted into a real speleological itinerary. You must visit Grotta Zinzulusa that gets its name from its stalactites and stalagmites, which made the cave appear torn to the first fishermen seeing it, and Grotta Romanelli with its Palaeolithic paintings, with priceless stone tools and graffiti treasures.
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Sentiero Blu is an interesting underwater trip along the stretch of coastline between Grotta Zinzulusa and Grotta Romanelli, one of the most interesting areas of the Mediterranean from an underwater point of view. The Sentiero (or path) is marked with signs along the seabed that leads you through dense rock, vast prairies of Mediterranean Posidonia plants and rocky seabed. The most frequent species along this seabed are the population of Nudibranchs (brightly coloured molluscs), fan worms, spotty bass and fast bream.
Sources: By the editorial staff Updated on: 15/10/2008
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