La Vedova Reef
Tremiti Islands · Italy
La Vedova — the widow — is a submerged reef pinnacle rising from 35 metres to within 12 metres of the surface between San Domino and the smaller islands, and it is the most talked-about big-fish dive in the Tremiti group. Enormous shoals of large sea breams encircle the pinnacle while grouper patrol the base, and the top is coated in living gorgonians with commensal shrimps visible on every branch. In late summer, sunfish and occasional bluefin tuna pass through the blue just beyond the pinnacle's edge.
Conditions
Depth
12 to 40 m
Advanced depths
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
25 to 35 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
11 to 27°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Italian Wall Lizard
Last confirmed May 28, 2026 · 8 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Atlantic bluefin tuna
Last confirmed Jul 13, 2025 · 1 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Mediterranean Moray
Last confirmed Apr 21, 2026 · 3 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Two-banded seabream
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Scorpionfish
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Loggerhead sea turtle
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Red Scorpionfish
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Cratena Slug
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear