Nea Moni Wall (Chios) | Chios’ Red Gorgonian Wall

Site Overview

The Nea Moni Wall is Chios’ signature marine dive, a drop-off close to the famous Nea Moni monastery that falls from a shallow plateau to around 40 m and is clad in red gorgonians and the hard-coral-like algae of the clear Aegean. Lobsters tuck into the cracks, groupers hold on the ledges, and anthias shimmer over the wall, while the open water just off the face can bring the occasional pelagic. It is a versatile site: confident Open Water divers enjoy the bright top, while advanced divers drop down the wall for the deeper gorgonian gardens. With reliable conditions and a short boat ride from Chios Town, the Nea Moni Wall is a satisfying, fish-filled dive and a great place to slow down and appreciate the North-East Aegean’s quiet richness. Nea Moni Wall (Chios) sits within Aegean – Sporades & North-East Aegean and is best described as a wall and reef dive. The water here is typically clear, and the profile — from around 6 m down to 40 m — gives intermediate divers a rewarding range of routes. Among the life you can expect are Red Gorgonian, European Lobster, Dusky Grouper, Anthias, Bogue. The site rewards a slow, observant approach, and good buoyancy keeps both diver and reef safe. With sensible planning around weather and boats, it ranks among the more memorable stops on a Greek diving trip.