Taranto

If you haven't already been to this UNESCO World Heritage Site, your next charter vacation provides the ideal opportunity to combine a dive among the wrecks with a stroll through the walled city's old alleyways.

The wreck of the cargo ship Taranto, which sank after hitting a mine while transporting flour and tractors in 1943, will be an intriguing destination for advanced divers, who will find octopuses, lobsters, and cardinal fish inside. The wreck is 10 meters deep in the shallows and 52 meters deep at its deepest point.

From April to November, when the air temperature is around 27C/80F and the water temperature is around 22-25C/71-77F, Taranto is ideal for diving. A well-preserved colossal wreck of the steamer Taranto, as well as the ship's cargo - two tractors from Italy - lie on a sandy bottom 20 meters from the sunken ship.

Location: Dubrovnik