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Cova de l'Amfiteatre

Cova de l'Amfiteatre

A group of karst forms near la Falconera (Garraf), with a large portal open to the sea and accessible karst fragments.

Sitges • Garraf 16m

A group of karst forms near la Falconera (Garraf), with a large portal open to the sea and accessible karst fragments.

Characteristics

Location

From the Pas de la Mala Dona or else leaving from the entrance of the port of Garraf, one must go to the coll de Corralets. On arriving, follow the path which, descending steeply, leaves us above the false railway tunnel. We continue westward until we find a rocky spur that allows access to the route. Next, one must descend about 25 m, first by a steep ramp followed by a couple of steps which leave us on some rocks. Shortly after, one must enter the water and swim about thirty metres to reach the mouths.

Map

Entrances

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  1. Cova de l' Amfiteatre

    Elevation: 0 m

    41.248198, 1.888173
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 406847 4566904
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

A large portal open to the sea, a remnant of a larger cavity that encompasses various accessible karst fragments that develop beneath ceilings with domes and dissolution marks. The two large openings located to the west were not visited due to the strong swell. In one of them, light seems to be glimpsed at the bottom, which suggests that it may pass through the rocky headland. The central cavity is a cave formed by two modest V-shaped galleries. The left one ends in a small pebble beach. In the other, the water is deeper and fills it completely. To the east there is a significant fissure completely refilled with well-ordered sediments.

Speleothems

From the larger cavity, speleothems remain on the ceiling as witnesses. In the eastern fissure there are intercalated stalagmitic crusts.

Hydrology

The right gallery of the central cavity has the deeper water and it fills it completely.

Progression

From the Pas de la Mala Dona or else leaving from the entrance of the port of Garraf, one must go to the coll de Corralets. On arriving, follow the path which, descending steeply, leaves us above the false railway tunnel. We continue westward until we find a rocky spur that allows access to the route. Next, one must descend about 25 m, first by a steep ramp followed by a couple of steps which leave us on some rocks. Shortly after, one must enter the water and swim about thirty metres to reach the mouths.

History

Unpublished cavity located from the sea at the beginning of 2020. Visited on 28-7-2020 by Andreu Beguerie, Josep Maria Cervelló and Xavier López (ERE del CEC).

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Bibliography

  • Totes les dades, topografia i fotografies han estat facilitades per Josep Maria Cervelló i Andreu Beguerie (ERE del CEC)

Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/