Grotte de la Triperie
Marseille Calanques · France
A spectacular cavern and tunnel system carved into the white limestone base of the Calanques cliffs, Grotte de la Triperie is one of the Mediterranean's most photogenic cave dives. The main cavern floods with a vivid turquoise light at certain angles, its ceiling encrusted with bright orange cup corals (Astroides calycularis) that thrive in the low-light environment. Lobsters, moray eels, and sleeping nurse-like angel sharks tuck into the sandy floor.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 25 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually still
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
15 to 28 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
13 to 26°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
| Vis (m) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Current | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still | Still |
Your chances of seeing each animal
European spiny lobster
Last confirmed Jun 29, 2026 · 146 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Leopard Sea Slug
Last confirmed Jul 5, 2026 · 461 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Mediterranean Moray
Last confirmed Jul 8, 2026 · 413 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Red Scorpionfish
Last confirmed Jul 5, 2026 · 403 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Black-Faced Blenny
Last confirmed Jul 4, 2026 · 418 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Orange cup coral
Last confirmed Sep 6, 2025 · 1 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Mediterranean parrotfish
Last confirmed Feb 10, 2026 · 1 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Angel shark
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear