The European Dive In’ Center, Miles, Antonio  and their team of Course Directors and Master Instructors, welcome you to Santa Margerita Ligure, alongside the spectacular and breathtaking headland of Portofino, and home to one of the most famous and prolific marine parks in the Mediterranean.




Santa Margherita is also home to the first and only PADI Gold Palm IDC & Career Development Center in Europe.

When deciding to enter the dive industry as a professional and develop a successful career, you’ll need adequate training from a dedicated team of Course Directors and Master Instructors like you can only find in a PADI IDC career Development Center.
The whole staff at the European DC is dedicated to the quality of your training. Here you’ll get the instruction and experience you expect from your PRO training. It‘s important to choose a center you can rely on to gain valuable experience for your future success.

In the last twelve years, the European DC has been one of the most noted and visited dive centers in northern Europe. This accumulated experience will serve as a valuable tool to help you launch your professional career. The European DC has been training PADI professionals for many years, and we’ve successfully educated over a 1,000 Instructors. This is all part of the professionalism that distinguishes the European DC, and it’s why PADI chose to award the European Dive In’ Center with the prestigious CDC rating.

A PADI Gold Palm IDC & Career Development Center is internationally recognized as the highest qualification awarded to a dive center specialized in professional diver training and Instructor Development.


Miles & Antonio have received a number of awards from PADI for their contributions and commitment to diver education. These awards are the result of constant innovation in diver education from the entire team at the European Dive In’ Center.
Becoming an PADI Instructor is not simply a change in your career, it is truly much more: you are starting a new adventure and entering an exciting new life style which will completely change the way you live. That’s why this period is so crucial in your development as an Instructor.

It’s also important that you receive adequate training and that you’re prepared to make sure your that your career change is a success. The unique experience in your Instructor training at the European DC and the prestigious center rating of PADI Gold Palm IDC & CDC guarantee both quality and service, enabling you to achieve your best.