Le grand bleu - Amorgos, Greece
The one movie that every scuba- and free- diver should watch is "Le grand bleu" - "The big blue", which first scenes were shot in the Greek Island of Amorgos.
Amorgos lies on the southeastern arc of the Cyclades, pointing the way towards the Dodecanese. The island is just 30km from tip to toe but reaches over 800m at its highest point. The southeast coast is unrelentingly steep and boasts an extraordinary monastery built into the base of a soaring cliff. The opposite coast is just as spectacular, but softens a little at the narrow inlets where the main port and town of Katapola and the second port of Aegiali lie. Amorgos is much more about archaeology and activities than sunbathing on the beach – there’s great walking, scuba diving and rock-climbing.
How to get there? Ferries from well known Santorini offer a daily trip to Amorgos, it takes 3 hours, the one-way-ticket is around 37 Euros per person.
