Strunjan

A shore dive in Strunjan bay next to the spa's natural beach, inside Strunjan Landscape Park. A wide shallow strip of only 2–4 m with a clean sandy bottom makes it a comfortable course site, after which the seabed drops more quickly to 14 m and beyond. Towards Rtič Strunjan to the north the sand gives way to rock, and the park's marine area is known for seagrass meadows and protected pen shells. Dives can be very short or up to two hours long.

Facts

• Region: Slovenia – Coast
• Area: Izola & Strunjan
• Depth: 0–14 m
• Level: beginner
• Current: low
• Type: bay, reef, night
• Coordinates: 45.532, 13.5985
• Highlights: sandy training area (2–4 m), rocky bottom towards Rtič Strunjan, pen shell, seagrass meadows
• Tips: Diving inside the fenced, managed bathing area is not allowed – walk north along the shore, where you can enter anywhere up to Rtič Strunjan. Easy access also makes it suitable for night dives. Do not continue into the Strunjan Nature Reserve along the cliff beyond the cape (yellow buoys): scuba diving is prohibited in its central part (Moon Bay to Rtič Ronek). Collecting organisms is forbidden in the reserve.

Sources

• https://www.spz.si/spzmaps/spz/spz-pas-pdf/106_Strunjan.pdf
• https://antena.fe.uni-lj.si/literatura/SPZ-PAS/pdf/106_Strunjan.pdf
• https://parkstrunjan.si/en/experience/the-sea/
• https://www.uradni-list.si/glasilo-uradni-list-rs/vsebina/2004-01-4503
• https://enavtika.si/sl/novice/nasveti/5549-plovba-v-zascitenih-podrocjih