Grotte di Begur

The municipality of Begur, in the Baix Empordà, contains 20 catalogued cavities: 4 pits and 16 caves. Together they total 1054 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 48 m. The lithologies present include Limestone (8), Granite (8), Sandstone (3) and Conglomerate (1).

The longest cavity is Rec Ses Gralles, at 446 m, which is also the deepest, at 48 m. It is followed by Cova d'en Gispert, at 174 m, known since time immemorial and explored speleologically in 1952; Bufador de l'Infern, at 62 m; Cova d'es Tramadiu, at 54 m; and Cova Berta, at 50 m. Among the deepest are Bufador de l'Infern, at 15 m; Cova de l'Infern, at 11 m; Cova Berta, at about 10 m; and Cova-avenc del Racó, at 9 m.