Grotte di Roses

The municipality of Roses, in the comarca of Alt Empordà, has 8 catalogued caves, all of them of the Cova type. Together they total 610 metres of length, with a maximum drop of 73 metres. The lithologies present are limestone (4), granite (2) and sandstone (2).

Cau del Lliri is the most notable cavity, with 460 metres of length and 73 metres of drop, divided into five levels connected by a system of shafts and ramps. Other caves in the municipality are Cova del Traire, a sea cave with 54 metres of length at Cap Norfeu with a single gallery 35 metres long, 4 to 8 metres wide and 23 metres high; Cova de les Ermites, with 33 metres of length, with two entrances and remains of artificial excavation, located within the Reserva Natural Integral de Cap Norfeu; Cova de l'Aigua de Malaterra, with 25 metres of length, with a wide entrance and two parallel galleries; and Cau de les Guilles, a small concavity between blocks to the E of Roses with labyrinthine clastic conduits and archaeological remains from the Magdalenian to the final Bronze Age.