Grotte di Tarragona

The municipality of Tarragona, in the Tarragonès, has 31 recorded cavities: 29 caves and 2 pits. Together they total a length of 3122 m and reach a maximum depth of 58 m. The lithologies present are limestone (28), dolomite (2) and clay (1).

The most notable cavity is the Cova Urbana de Tarragona, with 2441 m of length and 58 m of depth, located in the very heart of the city and discovered by chance in 1996 during the construction of a parking lot on carrer del Gasòmetre, no. 32. Other notable cavities are the Avenc I Cova de la Cala de la Móra, with 55 m of length and 24 m of depth, with a shaft of 19.72 m, and the Foradades de la Jovera, of 54 m.

Among the deepest cavities are the Avenc d'en Campos, of 10 m, the Cova del Gos, of 9 m, and the Cova de la Savinosa, of 8 m, with a large opening of 8 x 6 m. The municipality has no registered subsidiary entities.