Roche Cinquini
A sugar-loaf pinnacle just outside the Toga marina in Bastia, from about 22 m with a second rock reaching 44 m. Nudibranchs, sponges and hydroids cover the rock, and groupers, sea bream, scorpionfish and damselfish live around it; spider crabs come up in spring.
Facts
- Region: France – Corsica
- Area: Cap Corse, Saint-Florent & Bastia
- Depth: 22–44 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: moderate
- Type: pinnacle
- Coordinates: 42.7085, 9.461 (approximate)
- Highlights: nudibranchs, sponges, hydroids, dusky grouper, white sea bream, scorpionfish, damselfish, spider crab
- Tips: Current can be strong; level 2 minimum.