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MUSAN (Museum of Underwater Sculpture Ayia Napa)

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The world-first, underwater sculpture museum MUSAN intertwines nature and art to offer a unique diving experience at the Agia Napa Marine Protected Area (MPA). Its aim to rewild the seabed works alongside the artificial reef created with the sinking of the Kyrenia wreck in 2015.

Divers can glide through the intricate forms of trees, people and other figurative nature symbols that comprise the living museum, created by award-winning sculptor, environmentalist and professional underwater photographer, Jason deCaires Taylor.

Over 90 submerged artworks made from inert, pH neutral materials have been exhibited at varying depths; thoughtfully designed for both diving and snorkelling.

The continually evolving installations develop organically to entice and encourage marine communities, symbiotically enriching biodiversity and creating an underwater museum like no other.

Discover the museum https://musan.com.cy   /   Introductory video: https://www.visitfamagusta.com.cy/en/discover/museums.html

 

Musan Dive Site by visitcyprus on Sketchfab

 

To view the Statue 1 click here

To view the Statue 2 click here

Aphrodites Rock

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This area named after the Ancient Greek Goddess Aphrodite offers two dive sites within its vicinity. Both are easy and safe with crystal clear waters and a bottom that is sandy and rocky, whilst also having their own, unique charms.
A large volcanic rock emerging from the sea marks the site of Aphrodite’s Rock whilst the adjacent Aphrodite Island has a shallow cove that allows divers to then walk into the water.
At Aphrodite’s Rock, colourful stones unfold to a meadow of Posidonia seagrass. Turtles favour the spot during mating season and marine life mingles in the cracked rocks of the outcrop. The site is especially suitable and safe for night dives.
At Aphrodite Island there are small swim through canyons and the nooks and crannies of the natural formations hide a rich variety of marine life.

Divers will spot grouper, moray eels, stingrays, squid, octopi and wrasse, among other species.

Aphrodite’s Rock
Location:Latchi, Pafos
GPS Coordinates:35° 3’30.30″N 32°20’53.16″E
Type of Dive Site:Sandy and Rocky Bottom
Depth:12m
Visibility:20+ metres
Access:Shore (difficult) / By boat
Qualification Required:Open Water / Boat Diver
Dive Category:Recreational Diving

Aphrodite Island
Location: Latchi, Pafos
GPS Coordinates: 35° 3’30.41″N 32°20’54.20″E
Type of Dive Site:Rocky Bottom
Depth:18 metres
Visibility:20+ metres
Access:Shore / By boat
Qualification Required:Open Water / Boat Diver
Dive Category:Recreational Diving

Mazaki Island

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The islet is one of several in the stunning Akamas peninsula area. Peaking up from the surface, it can be dived around but is subject to harsher weather conditions due to its unique location – 200 metres offshore at the tip of the cape – where the seas crash. As such, it is a site for the more experienced and adventurous diver with stronger currents than other sites in the area , but rewards the braver diver with an abundance of marine life.

Location: Latchi, Akamas Peninsula, Pafos
GPS Coordinates: 35° 6’43.33″N 32°16’50.64″E
Type of Dive Site: Rock
Depth: 22 metres
Visibility: 20+ metres
Access: By boat
Qualification Required: Advanced Open Water
Dive Category: Recreational Diving