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Diving Talks
Tróia, bird's-eye view
My conversation with Arlindo Serrao, organizer of the International Diving Congress
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Wojciech Zgoła: Arlindo, we did diving together 2 years ago.
and Olho de Mira and Pena for the winter diving. However,
Since then, we have been trying to encourage Polish (and
Portugal offers much more. For diving recreational in mainland
foreign) divers to visit Portugal, which has a lot to show,
Portugal, I would choose Sesimbra; the marine reservation has
also under water. Are you able to indicate your favorite
dozens of different dive spots and wreck dives. The Berlengas
dive site in Portugal?
where you find the most transparent waters in continental Eu-
Arlindo Serrao: Only one?! Portugal (mainland) and the Azores
rope and many dive spots full of life. If you prefer to dive with
and Madeira archipelagos are perfect destinations for recre-
the big pelagics, I would recommend Madeira or the Azores,
ational and technical divers. My favourite dive site would be the
base camping, for example, in the Santa Maria island. From
Serra d’Aire region because I love to dive caves, and there we
there, dive the right spots to meet whalesharks, manta rays,
have Almonda and Alviela for cave diving during the summer
and other species, you name it.
