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Calafuria (Ponte di Calafuria / Parete dello Gnomo)
About This Site
Calafuria is Livorno's iconic shore-diving zone, a roughly 3 km stretch of sandstone (arenaria) cliff coast immediately south of the city where the seabed drops away fast from the wall to 40-52 m. Multiple named routes radiate from the entry cove below the Ponte di Calafuria road bridge and the La Torre di Calafuria diving center: Parete dello Gnomo (a vertical wall with a closed grotto at about 22-23 m holding a small gnome statue, a local landmark), La Benna, Monolite/Giro dello Scemo, L'Isola and La Grotta. The coralligenous walls are famous for red coral starting around 16-18 m, yellow sponges and, on the deeper rocky outcrops, red and white gorgonians. It is regarded as one of Italy's best land-entry dive areas and works for everything from training fins-on dives in the cove to deep technical descents.
Difficulty
Intermediate
Max Depth
43m
Type
Shore
Typical Visibility
11m
Conditions Summary
Best time today
6AM - 12PM
GREAT
Best day in forecast
Wednesday
GOOD
2026-07-15
Community-reported visibility
n/a
Warnings for today
None
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