Florent M. Locatelli joined Mares & SSI in 2014; he is the “daddy” of the new MARES│XR line and now…

It's almost the end of 2020, and Mares would like to re-propose some of the most-read articles of the year from our blog...…

Tuscany, in central Italy, is definitely one of my favorite regions. Breathtaking landscapes, thousands of years of history, an artistic…

UJ-2208 (ex-Alfred) - German Navy (Kriegsmarine) submarine chaser (ex-patrol boat) (ex-trawler). Built in 1926 by the Ateliers et Chantiers de…

On Monday morning we leave for the third stop. The destination is Marina di Gioiosa Ionica, in Calabria. In Stefano’s…

When my friend Giorgio Canepa told me about his idea to plan a week of dives, visiting some of the…

The making of an XR product ! Brainstorm and define the project. Experience is key here. Identify exhaustively what exists…

“Grotta Giusti can be found in the spa resort of Monsummano Terme, originally the 19th century country home of Tuscan…

When you look back in your logbook and see thousands of recorded dives, you may think to yourself ‘What more…

MT Haven, formerly Amoco Milford Haven, is a VLCC-class oil-tanker (Very Large Crude Carrier), in other words a super-tanker, built…

Early in the morning, the 300 horsepower engine of the 8m superfast inflatable boat flies us over a mirror-like sea…

In 1949, Ludovico Mares designed and manufactured his first masks and spearguns with one dream and purpose in mind: to…