Diving Italy
Italy offers spectacular diving sites with drop-offs, colorful sponges, grottos, varied marine life, and soft corals. Cinque Terre, Gulf of Neapel, Amalfitana, Giglio, Tremiti islands in the Adriatic Sea, Costa Smeralda, the Garda Sea with fresh water diving and grottos, Lake Fibreno in the Abruzzen national park, the island of Sicily, and the grottos of Giusti are some of the most popular diving areas in Italy. From reef diving with beautiful marine life and rich underwater flora to fresh water lakes, to grottos offering cave diving, Italy has a lot to offer visiting divers.
Best time to dive
Diving can be done year around, but the best time is from April to October.
Visibility
Visibility is often 50 to 100 feet in the islands and 100+ feet in the popular lakes and grottos.
Water temperatures
Water temperatures average 75 F year-round.
Weather and climate
April to June and September through October, temperatures are usually in the 70 to 80s F with nights in the 50 to 60s F. July, August and part of September are in the high 90s F. The winters in the north are average in the 50s F or colder in the day and often below freezing at night. In the south, winters are milder.
Language
Italian, French, German, Serbian, Croatian, and English
Passport/Visa requirements
EU citizens require only a passport or ID card. Citizens of the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Switzerland, and Japan, do not need a visa if entering as tourists for up to three months.
Currency
Euro – Get exchange rates at http://www.xe.com/ucc/
Electrical current
220 volts AC, 50 Hz. Converters or transformers are required for U.S. electronics.
Capital
Rome
General information
Italy is part of the European Union and is attached in the north to the European mainland. Italy extends off of the mainland like a giant boot. To the north, the Alps separate Italy from France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The Adriatic, Ionian, Ligurian, and Tyrrhenian Seas, all of which form part of the Mediterranean Sea, boarder Italy.
Italy is known for its fantastic Italian food, which varies between the north and south. Italy is also rich in history offering spectacular site seeing and touring. From the Vatican in Rome to the ruins of Pompeii, and Alps in the north, Italy has a vast expanse for vacationing, exploring, and site seeing.
Map
Get a map of Italy from WorldAtlas.com.