Grotte di Palafrugell

Palafrugell, a municipality in the Baix Empordà, has 22 caves, all of them catalogued as Cova. Together they total 682 m of length and reach a maximum depth of 27 m. The associated lithology is granite.

Among the longest cavities are the Cova d'Aigua Xelida, at 73 m; the Cova de Sa Gavina, at 67 m; Sa Roncadora, at 63 m; the Cova de la Cala d'en Roig, at 61 m, and the Rec Fondo, at 60 m. As for depth, notable are Sa Roncadora, at 27 m; the Cova de la Punta de N'estella, at 15 m; the Cova del Tabac, at 13 m; the Cova de Cala Ventosa, at 11 m, and the Cova del Frare, at 10 m.

The Cova de Sa Gavina and the Cova del Frare were explored and surveyed in August 1986 by members of the SIS – CE Terrassa.