Paleokastritsa Wall
Corfu · Greece
Paleokastritsa on Corfu's northwest coast is famous above water for its monastery-crowned headland, but below the surface the underwater cliff faces and boulder gardens that ring the bay are equally dramatic. The wall begins at 8 metres and drops to 28 metres before giving way to a sloping gravel plain, its faces completely draped in yellow and red encrusting sponges broken by sea fan colonies and swaying corallium formations. It is one of the most visually rich dives in the Ionian and the most accessible from Corfu's well-established dive centre infrastructure.
Conditions
Depth
8 to 28 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually still
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
18 to 28 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
13 to 27°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Vis (m) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Blue-Throated Keeled Lizard
Last confirmed Jun 28, 2026 · 138 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Painted Comber
Last confirmed Jul 8, 2026 · 46 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Ornate Wrasse
Last confirmed Jun 27, 2026 · 62 records
Very likely
Most dives
Mediterranean Damselfish
Last confirmed Jul 8, 2026 · 56 records
Very likely
Most dives
Scorpionfish
Last confirmed Oct 13, 2025 · 3 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Yellow Cluster Anemone
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Mediterranean Feather Star
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear