Balma dels Llims

Large rock shelter 80 m wide, although the spectacular part is limited to the southern half. The maximum depth reaches 12 m and the height reaches 11 m. Curiously, just above it lies the Rupit neighbourhood, through which the road leading to Sant Joan de Fàbregues passes. At its southern end there is a large accumulation of boulders, some of them good-sized, the place where the entrance to la Cova de la Vella dels Llims also opens. The cave has a low ceiling. From the initial small chamber a narrow gallery begins and the terminal section shown on the 1981 survey is probably now choked. The rest of the rock shelter is very cosy, with a relatively flat floor.

Because of its location right beside the Rupit stream, the rock shelter can be affected by floods in times of exceptional rain. There is a round basin fed by a small flow of water that springs from the rock beside it.

At the start of the hanging bridge there are some stairs that give access to the stream bed. You only have to follow the path that runs along the right bank and very soon the rock shelter comes into view. la Cova de la Vella dels Llims is at the southern end of the rock shelter, inside it, above the jumble of boulders there. The cave has a low ceiling and is full of rubbish, which we suppose was washed in by the floods. From the initial small chamber a narrow gallery begins and the terminal section shown on the 1981 survey is probably now choked.

In more recent times, the rock shelter has been used as a recreation area, with a small table and some barbecues found there.