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paul December 31st, 2012 - 15:40:

a good dive center with professional guidance paul van vliet. The Medes Islands (Isle de Medes) are an archipelago of several islets covering one nautical mile of sea, just off the coastline of L’Estartit on the Costa Brava, offering some of the best scuba diving in Spain. They are considered a top Mediterranean dive spot. Jacques Cousteau came to the Isle de Medes in 1955 to document the marine life, and noted that preservation of it’s rich ecosystem was essential. Thankfully, the Islands were made a marine nature reserve in 1990 protecting not only the islets themselves but also the sea below. This marine reserve protection has allowed the sea life here to grow and grow. Not only can you see a vast array of creatures (see the list on our diving homepage), but you can also swim through a cave guarded by a statue of a dolphin! Due to its protected status and popularity as a scuba diving area, many of the fish at the Medes Islands are tame (we have been approached by a friendly grouper on several occasions). The visibility is normally very good, but after heavy rainfall visibility can be reduced, as the River Ter enters the Med in L’Estartit (about 1km from the Medes Islands), and carries quite a bit of silt from in land. The Medes Islands (Isle de Medes) are an archipelago of several islets covering one nautical mile of sea, just off the coastline of L’Estartit on the Costa Brava, offering some of the best scuba diving in Spain. They are considered a top Mediterranean dive spot. Jacques Cousteau came to the Isle de Medes in 1955 to document the marine life, and noted that preservation of it’s rich ecosystem was essential. Thankfully, the Islands were made a marine nature reserve in 1990 protecting not only the islets themselves but also the sea below. This marine reserve protection has allowed the sea life here to grow and grow. Not only can you see a vast array of creatures (see the list on our diving homepage), but you can also swim through a cave guarded by a statue of a dolphin! Due to its protected status and popularity as a scuba diving area, many of the fish at the Medes Islands are tame (we have been approached by a friendly grouper on several occasions). The visibility is normally very good, but after heavy rainfall visibility can be reduced, as the River Ter enters the Med in L’Estartit (about 1km from the Medes Islands), and carries quite a bit of silt from in land.