Wreck of the Egeo

Il Passetto

La Secca del Trave

Secca di Mezzavalle

The Marche is known for brodetto fish soup, vincisgrassi pasta, olive all ascolana and the Verdicchio wine. The coast adds just-caught Adriatic fish and molluscs. Local ingredients and simple coastal preparation let the pure Italian flavours shine through in every seafood meal. Local ingredients and simple coastal preparation let the pure Italian flavours shine through in every seafood meal.

Grand Hotel Passetto

Hotel Conero

Hotel Ambassador

Hotel Vittoria

The Marche region offers calm, accessible Adriatic diving centred on the Conero Riviera and the central coast. The La Secca del Trave reef near Ancona is a lobster-rich rock beloved for night dives, while Il Passetto walls hold nudibranchs and octopus. San Benedetto and Numana add the Mezzavalle sloping reef with large sponges and the Egeo wreck, and Ascoli’s offshore Penelope is a small freighter for macro. Pesaro and Fano close the region with shallow training reefs and seahorses. Gentle, warm and family-friendly, the Marche is a relaxed place to build Mediterranean skills. The region rewards careful planning and respects the strong Italian marine-protection rules, offering rewarding diving for a range of Mediterranean experience levels.

Marche – Conero & Central Adriatic

Fly into Ancona (AOI) or Bologna (BLQ), then drive the coast. Dive bases sit in Ancona, Numana, San Benedetto, Ascoli and Pesaro.

Dive Sites in Marche – Conero & Central Adriatic

Wreck of the Egeo

Il Passetto

La Secca del Trave

Secca di Mezzavalle