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Ilhéu da Vila Franca
Vila Franca do Campo, Portugal
Max Depth: 61-70ft/19-21m
Average Viz: 61-70ft/19-21m
Entry Type: Boat
Bottom Composition: Sand
Aquatic Life: Big Animals
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Rating: 5.00 by 1 divers
Spring: 66-70°F/19-21°C
Summer: 71-75°F/22-24°C
Fall: 71-75°F/22-24°C
Winter: 61-65°F/16-18°C
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Ilhéu da Vila Franca is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Vila Franca do Campo, Portugal. This dive site has an average rating of 5.00 out of 5 from 1 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 61-70ft/19-21m. The average visibility is 61-70ft/19-21m. This dive site provides bathrooms and airfills.
São Miguel offers some unique dives such as the beautiful islet of Vila Franca do Campo; an ancient volcanic crater just 2 miles offshore. There is a lagoon inside which you can enter as part of the crater wall has collapsed due to marine erosion and tectonic movement. The dive is 20m deep with caves and the crater is also a breeding area for the Cory Shearwater.