Caves of Roses
Roses, in Alt Empordà, has 8 caves with a total length of 610 metres and a maximum drop of 73 metres. Cau del Lliri is the longest and deepest cavity in the municipality.
Roses has 8 catalogued caves, including 8 caves. The longest is Cau del Lliri (460 m). Most caves are found in limestone.
Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded.
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The municipality of Roses, in the comarca of Alt Empordà, has 8 catalogued caves, all of them of the Cova type. Together they total 610 metres of length, with a maximum drop of 73 metres. The lithologies present are limestone (4), granite (2) and sandstone (2).
Cau del Lliri is the most notable cavity, with 460 metres of length and 73 metres of drop, divided into five levels connected by a system of shafts and ramps. Other caves in the municipality are Cova del Traire, a sea cave with 54 metres of length at Cap Norfeu with a single gallery 35 metres long, 4 to 8 metres wide and 23 metres high; Cova de les Ermites, with 33 metres of length, with two entrances and remains of artificial excavation, located within the Reserva Natural Integral de Cap Norfeu; Cova de l'Aigua de Malaterra, with 25 metres of length, with a wide entrance and two parallel galleries; and Cau de les Guilles, a small concavity between blocks to the E of Roses with labyrinthine clastic conduits and archaeological remains from the Magdalenian to the final Bronze Age.
The 20 longest
| # | Cave | Location | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cau del Lliri | Roses, Girona | 460 m |
| 2 | Cova del Traire | Roses, Girona | 54 m |
| 3 | Cova de les Ermites | Roses, Girona | 33 m |
| 4 | Cova de l'Aigua de Malaterra | Roses, Girona | 25 m |
| 5 | Cau de les Guilles | Roses, Girona | 20 m |
| 6 | Cova Nº1 del Puig de la Malaterra | Roses, Girona | 9 m |
| 7 | Cova Nº2 del Puig de la Malaterra | Roses, Girona | 6 m |
| 8 | Cova de Cortalàs | Roses, Girona | 3 m |
The 20 deepest
| # | Cave | Location | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cau del Lliri | Roses, Girona | 73 m |
| 2 | Cova del Traire | Roses, Girona | 23 m |
| 3 | Cova de les Ermites | Roses, Girona | 1 m |
Map
Name↕ | Length↓ | Depth↕ | Municipality↕ | Region↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cau del Lliri | 460 meters | 73 meters | Roses | Alt Empordà |
| Cova del Traire | 54 meters | 23 meters | Roses | Alt Empordà |
| Cova de les Ermites | 33 meters | 1 meters | Roses | Alt Empordà |
| Cova de l'Aigua de Malaterra | 25 meters | 0 meters | Roses | Alt Empordà |
| Cau de les Guilles | 20 meters | 0 meters | Roses | Alt Empordà |
| Cova Nº1 del Puig de la Malaterra | 9 meters | 0 meters | Roses | Alt Empordà |
| Cova Nº2 del Puig de la Malaterra | 6 meters | 0 meters | Roses | Alt Empordà |
| Cova de Cortalàs | 3 meters | 0 meters | Roses | Alt Empordà |
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