Els Tascons

The Tascons group is the Medes at their most generous: a scatter of rock heads whose ledges hold something on every meter of a relaxed circuit. Groupers cruise the drop-offs at arm's length, octopus and morays share crevices in apparent truce, and clouds of damselfish shimmer over the shallows while corvina hold the gloom beneath overhangs. Photographers work the walls for nudibranchs and bryozoan gardens; new divers simply follow the topography, which conveniently circles back toward the mooring. If one site explains the park's popularity with every certification level, it is this one.

اللحظة التي جئت من أجلها: Grouper encounters at close range, varied easy topography, macro-rich walls

التضاريس: A cluster of rocky heads and mini-walls with sand channels, ledges and small caverns

نقطة الدخول: Fixed moorings over the southern islet cluster, minutes from L'Estartit harbor.

المخاطر: Boat traffic overhead in summer; otherwise a forgiving site.

التصاريح والقواعد: Park quota and authorized-center rules apply.

الحفاظ على البيئة البحرية: No-take reserve; give groupers space rather than crowding them for photos.