Scuba & freediving tasters
Breathe underwater for the first time, guided by local clubs.
MERveille · A festival of diving and ocean-floor protection · Banyuls-sur-Mer, 23–25 April 2027
MERveilleFestival de la plongéeet de la protection des fonds marinsPractise · Protect · Share
- 1st edition
- 23>25 April 2027
- 3 days
- Free entry
- Banyuls-sur-Mer
« We love what enchants us,
and we protect what we love. »
First there is the sea: the one we practise,
explore, and think we know from the surface.
Then comes wonder,
that intimate spark diving sets off when it reveals
a living world, fragile and almost secret.
Finally there is the watch: attention, vigilance, responsibility.
MERveille is a trajectory:
to see differently, understand more, protect better.
On the programme
Three days of highlights.
Snorkelling trail
Discover coastal wildlife from the surface, with the family, ages 8+.
Workshops & Biodiversarium
Understand the seabed with the Oceanological Observatory and the Biodiversarium.
Talks
Biodiversity and microplastics: the Mediterranean’s big issues, explained.
Underwater photography
Exhibitions and photo contests for a fresh look at the sea.
Festival village
Clubs, manufacturers and associations gathered by the water.
The Cerbère-Banyuls marine nature reserve in numbers
What a single bay protects.
- animal species
- 1,200
- plant species
- 500
- protected hectares
- 650
- marine reserve in France · created in 1974
- 1st
They make MERveille
A festival powered by a whole region.
Dive clubs, science, institutions, associations and committed players: MERveille brings together those who keep the Mediterranean alive and protect it.
- Dive clubs
- Science & Observatory
- Institutions
- Associations
- Manufacturers
- Media
Official partners revealed soon.
Take part
How will you join in?
Visitor
Free, ages 8+. Be the first to know when booking opens.
Book my placeExhibitor · Partner
Stands are limited. Reserve yours for the first edition.
ExhibitSchools
Limited places for the Friday schools day.
Book a slot