Caves and shafts in Albanyà

Albanyà, at the north-western tip of Alt Empordà, sits in the upper valley of the river Muga, in Pyrenean land that already borders l’Alta Garrotxa. The village grew up around the old monastery of Sant Pere d’Albanyà, founded around the year 820. Its mountainous, sparsely populated relief contains a catalogue of cavities consistent with this Pre-Pyrenean terrain.

There are 46 cavitats (21 coves i 25 avencs) catalogued in Albanyà. Forat del Ginebret, amb 296 m de recorregut.

The surveyed length of the caves with this data ranges from 3 to 296 metres. The depth ranges from 1 to 55 metres. Each entry includes exact location, coordinates and, where available, photographs and survey maps, with a downloadable GPX track. The whole list on this page can also be exported as CSV or JSON.

County: Alt Empordà

Rock Types

Albanyà council website ↗