Grotte di Pradell de la Teixeta

The municipality of Pradell de la Teixeta, in the Priorat, has 11 catalogued cavities: 4 pits and 7 caves. Together they total 404 metres of passage and reach a maximum depth of 31 metres. The dominant lithologies are limestone, present in 10 cavities, and dolomite, in 1.

The Avenc del Rabassó is the most notable cavity, with 155 metres of passage and 31 metres of depth; it has been known since time immemorial and was explored in 1917, 1926 and 1951. The Cova del Rector, with 88 metres of passage, has an entrance built with dry stone and a dusty chamber. The Cova del Túnel de l'argentera, 58 metres long, is located inside the train tunnel of the Barcelona-Flix line. Other cavities are the Avenc d'en Cabrer, 7 metres deep with an elongated mouth of about 3X1 metres, and the Avenc del Pla Morant, 24 metres deep, explored in the late 50s of the last century by the CE Puigmal and made known in 1981 by speleologists from Reus.