Caves of Salou

Salou, a municipality in the Tarragonès, has 5 inventoried cavities: 1 pit and 4 caves. Together they total 158 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 6 m. All the cavities develop in limestone.

The longest cavity is the Coves del Lladre, at 92 m, spacious caves with a lot of water that interconnect, at the Cap de Salou. They are followed by the Cova de Cala Font, at 40 m, an irregular and narrow gallery with large angular blocks structured along NE-SW joints; the Bufador del Pas de la Mala Dona, at 12 m, an elongated small shaft of 6 m that links with a conduit toward the sea; the Cova del Reguerot del Clavegar, at 10 m, with marine sediments and coals; and the Cova de la Falconera, at 4 m, a meagre little cave at the water's edge, the only gallery among blocks.

The maximum depths recorded are 6 m at the Bufador del Pas de la Mala Dona and at the Coves del Lladre, 3 m at the Cova de Cala Font, 2 m at the Cova de la Falconera and 0 m at the Cova del Reguerot del Clavegar.