Caves of Cabacés

Cabacés, a municipality in the Priorat, has 15 inventoried cavities: 13 caves and 2 pits. The total passage adds up to 310 m and the maximum depth reached is 31 m. The dominant lithologies are conglomerates, present in 13 cavities, while limestones appear in 2.

Among the most notable cavities is the Avenc d'en Basques, with 31 m of vertical drop, an entrance of 0.6 x 0.4 m, a chamber of 12 x 8 m and a ramp that bifurcates; it has been known since ancient times and has been explored by various speleological groups. The Avenc de les Bombes, 19 m deep, was explored by Santi Orduña (SIRE-SANTS) in 1968. The Cova de la Font de la Covassa has 34 m of passage and a water inflow inside.

Other cavities are the Cova de la Font dels Capellans, small and crossed by the barranc de Sant Roc, known since ancient times and frequented by hikers; the Cova del Masip, with 23 m of passage, with a single gallery that descends to -7 m and then climbs back up until it is choked by blocks; the Coves Altes, a group of three shelters in the same stratum and touching one another, known since time immemorial; and the Cova de la Flor, with 22 m of passage, opened practically at the summit of the serra de Miramar, near the Ermita de Sant Pau.