Caves and shafts in Cap de Creus

Cap de Creus, the easternmost point of the Iberian Peninsula and Catalonia’s first coastal-and-inland Natural Park, is a slate massif shaped by the tramuntana wind, in Alt Empordà. This lithology, unusual for karst – metamorphic rock rather than limestone – generates erosion cavities and shelters of a different type from those usual in the catalog, in a landscape that has inspired artists such as Dalí.

15 cavitats in Cap de Creus have been catalogued, mainly in Roses, el Port de la Selva and Cadaqués. Cau del Lliri, amb 460 m de recorregut.

The surveyed length of the caves with this data ranges from 3 to 460 metres. The depth ranges from 1 to 73 metres. 6 different rock types are recorded here. You can check the full entry for location, access and, where available, photographs and survey maps. The whole set of caves on this page can also be downloaded as CSV or JSON.

County: Alt Empordà

Rock Types