Cova dels Lladres

Tiny cave with a 7-metre passage in Santa Cristina d'Aro, with a gallery that forms a rounded chamber.

Santa Cristina d'Aro • Baix Empordà 7m

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Cova dels Lladres

Tiny cave with a 7-metre passage in Santa Cristina d'Aro, with a gallery that forms a rounded chamber.

Santa Cristina d'Aro · Baix Empordà

Length: 7 m

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Tiny cave with a 7-metre passage in Santa Cristina d'Aro, with a gallery that forms a rounded chamber.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Santa Cristina d'Aro
Region: Baix Empordà
Unit: Gavarres, les
Length: 7 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Litoral
Lithology: Granite
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: April 22, 2016

Location

From Sant Feliu de Guíxols along the GIV-6821 road, after km 38 we will take a track on the right. We must reach the track junction that leads to Sant Baldiri; we continue along the same track to the first sharp bend, where we will leave the car. We will take a small path on the left that will lead us to a viewpoint facing the sea; just below it is the cova dels Lladres.

Entrances

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Cova dels Lladres
Elevation: 315 m
41.773686, 2.961966
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 496839 4624650
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Topographic

Cova dels Lladres - Topography, Santa Cristina d'Aro, Baix Empordà

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Description

Morphology

The gallery forms a rounded chamber 7 m long by 6 m wide; the ceiling is very irregular, and the entrance measures 1.80 m by 1.50 m.

Other details

The cavity is located in granitic materials; it is likely that there was a quartz vein, and when this material disappeared (probably through its extraction) the space that forms the cave was left behind.

History

Known since time immemorial. The cave is currently (2016) used as a place of meditation by a Tibetan lama residing in Sant Feliu; inside it has a bed and various utensils.

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Bibliography

Cruañas, Luis Esteva.(1958).-”Prehistoria de la comarca guixolense”. Annals Ins. Est. Gironins (12):1-72.
Valles, Jordi de.(2010).-”Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà, Gironès, Osona, Pla de l'Estany, Selva”. Catàleg Espeleològic de Catalunya (vol.4):147-148. EC Gràcia/FCE.

Coordenades, situació, descripció, topografia i fotografies extretes del web del Grup Espeleològic de Badalona (www.geb.cat). Post del dia 10/12/2015. Fitxa realitzada per Josep Cuenca i fotografies de Francesc X. Samarra.