9 July 2026

Pelagos Sanctuary: The Best Whale Watching in the Mediterranean Sea

This report covers four whale-watching trips in the Pelagos Sanctuary, one of the main cetacean hotspots in the Mediterranean Sea, departing from the Italian coast with Golfo Paradiso. The area is particularly interesting for Cuvier’s beaked whale, which is encountered relatively regularly here compared with most other whale-watching destinations. My trips produced five cetacean species: striped dolphin, Cuvier’s beaked whale, fin whale, Risso’s dolphin, and sperm whale.

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Pelagos Sanctuary: The Best Whale Watching in the Mediterranean Sea

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Daniel Benak
I am a molecular physiologist studying the heart at the Czech Academy of Sciences, but wildlife watching is my hobby. Among mammals, cetaceans are my favorites.
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