Position:   Isola dei Cavoli,in the gap between the two Variglioni

Seabed: rocky, granite on sand

Difficulty: low

Depth: 12-14 metres

Current: possible when the wind is from the south east or south

Visibility: excellent all year round

Maximum summer temperature: 22°C

Minimum winter temperature:  13 °C

Of particular interest:

A large trachyte statue of the Madonna approximately 4 metres high that was sculpted by the Sardinian artist Pinuccio Sciola. On the penultimate Sunday of July there is a ceremony dedicated to the statue (the Madonna of those lost at sea) with hundreds of divers laying flowers at the base of the statue in memory of those lost at sea. The Parish priest of Villasimius, who is himself a diver, carries out an underwater blessing, accompanied by representatives of the various diving corps of the armed and emergency forces. Meanwhile on the surface a flotilla of boats sound their horns and whistles to salute the Madonna.

Flora and fauna: seasonal shoals of saddled seabream, brown meagre and solitary groupers.