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Cova Rodona

Cova Rodona, in Sant Martí Sarroca (Alt Penedès): about 15 m of passage, an entrance about 15 m wide and 15 deep, with two silos cut into the rock.

Sant Martí Sarroca • Alt Penedès 15m

Cova Rodona, in Sant Martí Sarroca (Alt Penedès): about 15 m of passage, an entrance about 15 m wide and 15 deep, with two silos cut into the rock.

Characteristics

Location

Cova Rodona is located in Sant Martí Sarroca (Alt Penedès). From the font de la Salut, follow the path that runs along the right bank of the riera de Pontons and goes into the forest. Almost when you are in front of the apse of the church of Sant Martí Sarroca, which we see on the hill on the other side of the riera, continue to the right along a small path that climbs suddenly through the forest and in a few minutes brings us to the small [foot] of a cliff where several cavities open. The one in the middle is Cova Rodona. At present the whole cliff presents a series of very well-known via ferratas of different difficulty. Approximate coordinates.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Rodona, Cova

    Elevation: 345 m

    41.378921, 1.611601
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 383903 4581752
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Description

Morphology

Cavity with an entrance about 15 metres wide and also about 15 deep.

Other details

The most remarkable feature is due to the presence of two silos cut into the rock of the floor with a recess at the mouths for lids, which, like others in the area, could correspond to the early Middle Ages.

History

Known since time immemorial. Cited by Font i Sagué in his Catálech (1897), without giving details.

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Bibliography

  1. Aymamí, G. (1996).- “Contribució al coneixement espeleològic de l'Alt Penedès (17ena. Nota)” Excursionisme (250): 272-275. Unió Excursionista de Catalunya. Barcelona.

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