Scuba diving at punta della Madonna - Marciana Marina

You will start with the "cake" made up of the summit beneath the surface that first goes downwards then back up again. From a depth of 10 m below the surface the cake becomes bluer and bluer.

As you go along the wall full of cracks and point your torch at them you will immediately notice it is covered in colourful sponges. At this point you are at a depth of approximately -40 m and the tiny area of sea is like a green rug.

A large crack opens from the bottom and practically goes up to the top, and the more shaded areas are covered in parazoanthus (yellow cluster anemone). Yellow sea fans grow on the wall.

If you swim back towards the top you will see nudibranchs, and at approximately 14 metres below the surface you can see the statue of a Madonna, as well as dreamfish and damselfish.

As you get nearer the top of the wall you will also see colonies of elkhorn corals.

Photographs kindly lent by Riccardo Buralli - Diving in Elba