Labyrinth

Above the labyrinth itself, a scree field at 18 metres does most of the talking: moray eels pack into the loose rock in numbers dense enough that divers nicknamed the spot Moray City years ago, and at least two species share the same ground. From there the route drops into the maze proper, a canyon crossed by three natural rock bridges, threading past a cave system that exits again at 32 metres back into the main canyon. Divers who stay on the upper platform get the moray density and the reef without entering an overhead section at all; divers who go lower get the caves, the bridges and a real sense of navigating something built rather than just swum through. Barracuda move through the open water above, and sponges and gorgonians along the canyon walls fill in the gaps between the bigger set pieces.

Most dives ask you to pick a level and stick with it. Labyrinth doesn't. The upper reef and its Moray City scree field work for less experienced divers on their own, while the cave-and-labyrinth system underneath is closed to anyone without more experience, so the same site quietly runs two different trips depending on who's booked it. The maze is also unusually sheltered: the protected inner passages stay calm even on days when a moon-phase current runs hard on the surface, something the more exposed sites nearby can't offer. There's a naming mix-up worth knowing about too. Some guides outside the centre that discovered this site have mislabelled it "La Cathedral" over the years, an old translation error that has nothing to do with the actual site of that name close by.

Confirm with your guide before the dive whether the plan includes the cave-and-labyrinth section or stays on the upper platform, since the two are genuinely different outings inside one site. Spanish law requires a cutting device and a decompression buoy on every dive, and both matter more once you're inside the maze's passages. Open Water divers can enjoy the scree field and reef on their own; the deeper cave system calls for Advanced Open Water. Visibility on this stretch of coast runs up to around 30 metres, with water temperature ranging from the high teens in winter to the low-to-mid twenties in summer. The site is diveable year-round, and the boat ride out from the harbour runs about ten minutes.