Dive· Kalymnos· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean
Vlichadia dive sites & Sea Museum
36° 55.9′ N · 26° 57.9′ E
Vlichadia is home to the Valsamidis brothers' Museum of Marine Life and Findings: forty years of sponges, corals, shells, WWII torpedo and aircraft fragments, 6th–2nd century BC amphorae and even an ancient wreck. The surrounding south-coast seabed is what the island promotes for diving.
Practical
Private museum. CruisersWiki lists hours as 10am–2pm (older report; verify locally). It also shows sponge processing and sells sponges and shells. Diving: the municipality describes Kalymnos' seabed as one of the most interesting in the Mediterranean, and the island hospital has a modern decompression chamber. Specific dive sites, dive centres and current rules on diving near antiquities were not verified for this entry, so book through a licensed local dive centre. Coordinate from the municipal site's map pin.
Best for
Sponge-diving and sea-life collection; base for scuba
Nearby
- Kalymnos Diving (Vlychadia)0.1 NM away
- Paradisio Taverna (Vlychadia)0.1 NM away
- Vlichadia Bay (Kalymnos)0.1 NM away
- Kefalas Cave (Kalymnos)0.9 NM away
- Agios Savvas Monastery (Kalymnos)1.1 NM away
- AB supermarket (Pothia)1.3 NM away
- Anasis Bakery (Pothia)1.4 NM away
- Kalymnos Nautical & Folklore Museum / sponge workshops1.4 NM away