Grüner See, a submerged underwater park in Austria

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Today we move to a truly magical place: the Green Lake of Austria. In reality it is an accumulation of water that only lives up to its category of "lake" when it floods in spring.

However, in winter, the Grüner See (as it is called in German), it is a beautiful park surrounded by trees where you can fully enjoy nature without needing oxygen cylinders or fins, since the depth is only two meters deep. Do you want to know more about this curious lake? Well watch out!

An ideal place to dive

When the spring thaw begins, the land of the place begins to fill with water until it is completely unused because it is flooded. At least, it cannot be "used" if what you want is to walk around the place, but if you get a wetsuitIt is the perfect place to disconnect from stress by sitting on one of the benches that has been submerged.


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A depth of up to twelve meters

Thus, the shallow depth of the Green Lake in winter can increase to twelve meters. The water with which the Grüner See is filled comes from the limestone mountains of Hochcschwab, in the Austrian region of Styria (southeast Austria, near the city of Tragöß), and has become a real tourist attraction for lovers of diving.

A varied fauna

In the lake you can see a varied freshwater fauna, among which we find small crabs, trout or snails. And outside the lake, you can see a fantastic environment of limestone mountains. Of course, one of the reasons for Grüner See's fame is the incredible color of its water. green and transparent.

Grüner See (Green Lake) Scuba Diving 2013 - Austria (March 2024)


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