Europe in winter

[ReconCPT]

Hi y'all,
I'm going to be gallavanting around Europe sometime this winter (maybe between November 08 - February 09) and I'd really like to get underwater for a few days. Unfortunately, business has me tied to those months - not much in the way of flexibility. I don't want to dry suit it....is there any place in Europe that can meet my requirements? I was thinking Malta, or maybe somewhere off of Sicily. Any advice is appreciated!
R

 

[nereas]

Try Athens, Greece. The dive shop is in Glyfada, along the Saronic Gulf, southeast of Athens. Most of the local diving, done year round, is around Cape Sunion. There is a beautiful Doric temple of Poseidon above the cliffs at the cape, a famous historic landmark. Bring your camera!

 

[leapfrog]

Hi,

Be happy to have you down in Spain. I am located at Centro Escuela Buceo Mojacar

Centro Escuela de buceo Mojacar, Buceo Mojacar

I highly recommend to you dates encompassing the 6th to 8th of December. Water Temperature about minimum 60º F. With a semidry or a 7mm wetsuit you will be fine.

 

[ReconCPT]

Thanks guys. I'll consider both Spain and Greece - although Spain is pretty far west for what I was looking at.
So I was perusing some other posts on Europe, should I look in the Mallorca and Ibiza areas too? I suspect the Med gets cold in the winter...oh well, more research for me! Still appreciating any advice.
R

 

[leapfrog]

I would expect you to get around 59ºF water temperatures anywhere in the Med in November and December on a calm day. January and February may get a bit chillier. Ibiza and Mallorca are good and you can do Menorca as well. I would be happy to recommend to you centers on any of those islands through a PM.

 

[voets]

malta is nice for diving. there are a lot of wrecks around the island to explore
marine life is like most of the mediterrean, very scarce....

 

[grazie42]

Malta is good, both wrecks and caverns and I didn´t think the marine life was that scarce...
ymmv

 

[String]

Large parts of europe close for winter. Ibiza, Menorca tend to close in October as does nearly all of Greece, Italy and so on. Mallorca MAY have one or 2 operators working through but not many.

Malta is your best bet (plus has the best diving in the med). Even there some operators close Dec > Feb.