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Els Balmins

Els Balmins

A group of tiny sea caves at the platja dels Balmins (Sitges), known since time immemorial and cited by Joan Virella (1978).

Sitges • Garraf 8m

A group of tiny sea caves at the platja dels Balmins (Sitges), known since time immemorial and cited by Joan Virella (1978).

Caratteristiche

Località

At the platja dels Balmins, west of the cemetery of Sant Sebastià de Sitges. Starting from the Balmí xic and along the beach, about ten small caves are found. The last one, which we have called the Balmí gran, is on the eastern side next to a bunker, a remnant of the Republican fortifications intended to prevent a hypothetical fascist landing during the last civil war. The Balmí mitjà is at the other end of the beach, to the west. Beside it, in a small cove, is the Balmí xic.

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Ingressi

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  1. Balmí Gran

    Quota: 1 m

    41.235328, 1.821351
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 401226 4565551
  2. Balmí Mitjà

    Quota: 0 m

    41.236063, 1.819234
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 401050 4565635
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Descrizione

Morfologia

The Balmí gran has, at a generous estimate, a length of 6 metres; some small blocks and rubble form the floor. Like a couple of nearby balmins, it is strongly conditioned by the stratification and its existence does not seem to be related to marine erosion, unlike the rest of the balmins, refilled with sand and pebbles rounded by the action of the waves. The one with the greatest length, the mitjà, is 8 metres.

Storia

Known since time immemorial, giving its name to the beach where they are found. It seems quite clear that balmí is a diminutive of balma.

Cited by Joan Virella (1978) in his collection of cavities of the Penedès and Garraf.

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Bibliografia

  • Totes les dades, coordenades, topografia i fotografies han estat facilitades per Martí Romero i Alfred Montserrat (ERE – CEC)

Fonte: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modificato. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/