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Sea Point Centro Subacqueo/N/A: "Bigger than Pompeii and not nearly as crowded!", Aug, 2019, by Ellen Marie Smith, MN, US ( Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 13 Helpful votes). Report 11284 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	The reason to dive in Baia is to see underwater archeological sites that date back to 200 BC. More info about the sites here: [parcoarcheologicosommersodibaia.it link] Here are the sites that we dove (we did all 3 in one afternoon). We had snorkelers above us on 2 dives but I didn’t even notice them while in the water. I had only my 3 mil along (we were on the way to the Red Sea) and I got cold by the end of the dives. Very friendly divestaff: owner Edo, his wife Angelica, and Marco (divemaster who is also a dentist in town). My husband spoke Italian with them and they had no problems speaking English with me. Portus Julius Description: Diverse pillars presumably providing protection to Portus Julius. (Julius Villa and bath) The pillars are richly colonized with abundant flora and fauna. There are numerous active fumaroles (bubbles coming up from the ocean floor from volcanic activity) that attest the volcanic origin of this area. The fumaroles are columns of gaseous bubbles that escape from the sea bed depositing sulfur which covers the surrounding seafloor. More here: [seapointitaly.it link] Emperor Claudio’s Sunken Nymphaeum: Submerged remains of Emperor Claudius' nymphaeum (the original statues are on display in the Phlegraean Fields' Archaeological Museum in the Aragonese Castle in Baia, the ones at the dive site are replicas). At the site, view the reconstruction of the marble statues, the main street Herclanea, and the surrounding thermal bath complex. In January 2010 the restoration work on the rooms of the ancient nymphaeum and on a section of the Herculaneum street was completed; copies of the statues were placed in the rooms that originally housed them. There are underwater explanatory panels, which leads to the statue of little Ottavia Claudia and two figures of the god Bacchus, then to Baios carved in the act of filling the cup with Ulysses so that he can offer it to the Cyclops. The dive continues along a stretch of the extraordinary Via Herculanea (Herculanea Street, lined with bathhouses). The mosaic floors are covered in rubble; the divemasters uncover them so that you may photograph and them recover them to protect them. More here: [seapointitaly.it link] Villa A Protiro description: This site (which was my personal favorite) is representative of the urban structures in ancient Baia: a road with several taverns and a private villa. The Protiro Villa has a series of rooms with a central atrium to provide them with light. There are wonderful mosaics made up of black and white tiles laid in a hexagonal pattern. The name Protiro translates as a "colonnaded doorway" and comes from the villa's particular little colonnade. Once again, the divemasters uncover the mosaics - they are dedicated to preserving these beautiful relics for generations. More here: [seapointitaly.it link]
Websites	Sea Point Centro Subacqueo N/A
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea (North and South), Galapagos, Hawaii, Caribbean (Cozumel, Belize, Turneffe, Utila, Turks & Caicos, St. Martin, Nevis & St. Kitts, Roatan), California (Catalina), False Bay (South Africa), Cocos Island, Socorro Islands, Baia & Ustica (Italy), Yap, Palau, & Truk, Thailand (Surin Islands).
Closest Airport	Naples or Rome	Getting There	Baia is located near Naples in the Bay of Naples. We drove from the Rome Airport (about 3 hours each way)
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	77-77°F / 25-25°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-40 Ft/ 9-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	The Parco Archeologico Sommerso di Baia sites are very shallow (max 35 ft or so, most less) and the only reason to come up is the cold! Generally an hour or so.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
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Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	None on the boat, rinse with hose at dive center near the pier. Boat ride is 3-5 min tops!

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Dive Review of Sea Point Centro Subacqueo/N/A in General Travel/Other Locations/Naples, Italy

Sea Point Centro Subacqueo/N/A: "Bigger than Pompeii and not nearly as crowded!", Aug, 2019,

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Dive Review of Sea Point Centro Subacqueo/N/A in
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