Cathedral Cave – Għasri Valley

Starting from Ghasri Valley, Cathedral Cave is located on the right hand wall just out of this spectacular narrow gorge.

The entrance is only 5m below the surface and leads to a huge domed vault where we can surface in a very large air pocket, the ceiling of which is approximately 15 m from the water level. As this cave faces due west, it is better to dive in the afternoon when it is very well-lit with direct sunlight. Besides this, a small crack in the cliff face 2 m above the water provides fresh air as well as adds to the light in the ‘dome’.

At the far back of the cave, where the ceiling is only a metre above the surface, there are two shafts hewn from the rock going straight to the top of the cliff; a sort of well used long ago to fill the saltpans above. However, today this shaft is covered by a stone slab. The cave’s seabed is littered by huge boulders and the view to the outside blue of the ocean is breathtaking.

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