Grotte di Vilaverd

Vilaverd, a municipality in the Conca de Barberà, in the Muntanyes de Prades, has 21 inventoried cavities: 10 pits and 11 caves. Together they total 1146 m of passage and reach a maximum depth of 63 m. All the known cavities develop in limestone.

Among the most notable are the Cova Cartanyà, about 212 m of passage in the Brugent valley, with three entrances, two levels and a major clastic collapse; the Avenc del Xalau, 35 m deep and 175 m of passage, with several entrances and an internal traverse; and the Avenc del Funiol, with 63 m of vertical drop, located by Jesús Sánchez and explored in 1986 by the GELL. Also listed are the Cova d'en Mata, 102 m of passage and -15.75 m of vertical drop, with archaeological remains excavated by Dr. Salvador Vilaseca, and the Avencs dels Tres Grans - Xesc, 23 m deep, with an entrance of 0.8 m by 5 m, two chambers and a connection with the avenc d'en Xesc.

Other deep cavities are the Esquerda de la Via Sense Nom, 42 m deep, explored speleologically on 23-04-2026, and the Avenc dels Blocs, 23 m deep, explored in 1973 and again located and explored on 21-3-2026.