Great diving can be found throughout Europe. Because of its weather, many people don’t consider Europe to be a popular diving spot, but it has some excellent dives. Additionally, Europe’s beautiful resorts and amenities offer travelers anything they could want on a vacation.

United Kingdom and Ireland

Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, is the most famous dive site in the United Kingdom. Numerous warships were consigned to the bottom of the ocean in 1919, and several of the ships are still there. These wrecks are in remarkably good shape, and the area has one of the highest concentrations of wreckage sites in the world. Oban, on the west coast of Scotland, also offers high quality wreck dives. The site is known for visibility that allows divers to easily explore the wreckage of three massive ships.

Fastnet Rock off the coast of Ireland offers a great dive, for many plants and animals make this rock their home. Additionally, Kowloon Bridge at Stag Rocks in Ireland is the largest wreck in Europe; the ship ran aground in 1986 after drifting aimlessly for several days. The massive size of the ship has made it a perfect location for a coral reef filled with thousands of anemones and fish.

Mediterranean Sea

Unlike the U.K. and Ireland, everyone can imagine that the Mediterranean Sea has great diving. Manijin Island at Cyprus offers a variety of caves, swim throughs, a blow hole, and a drop off to make this one of the most interesting sites in the Mediterranean. Additionally, the Maze is a mazelike cavern that is actually fairly easy to navigate.

Crete is one of the best Greek islands for diving. Two thousand year old artifacts are covered with anemone and surrounded by fish in the depths of the Aegean Sea. With this wreckage from ancient ships, the area around Crete has become a living museum that is accessible only to divers. Be sure to dive with a company or get a license; otherwise, you will be in major trouble with the port police.