Caves of Sant Martí Sarroca

Sant Martí Sarroca, a municipality in Alt Penedès, has 8 catalogued caves, all of them of the Cova type. The group totals a length of 83 m and reaches a maximum depth of 2 m. The lithologies represented are Limestone, present in 5 cases, and Conglomerate, in 3.

Among the cavities most notable for their length are the Cova de Can Vallès, the Cova Nº2 de l'Artiga and the Cova Rodona, all three with 15 m of length. They are followed by the Cova Nº1 de l'Artiga and the Coves dels Bous, with 13 m each. The Cova de Can Vallès is the deepest, with 2 m, and its group of two small caves, formed by a conglomerate and limestone shelter, has been known since remote times and has been visited by speleologists in 1980 and 2017. The Coves dels Bous, also two small caves known since time immemorial, were catalogued in 2018.

Other cavities in the municipality are the Cova de la Font de la Salut, a shelter of no interest possibly used as a quarry; the Cova de la Pedrera, a shelter about 4 metres deep with channelings and a basin of 90 x 30 cm and 10 cm deep; and the Cova Foradada, a small cave of no speleometric interest known since time immemorial.