Coves de l'Espluga de Francolí L'Espluga de Francolí
The Espluga de Francolí Caves are an open door to the geological and prehistoric past of our country.
The extensive Cova runs through the subsoil of the current nucleus of L'Espluga de Francolí. The speleological explorations that began in 1956 have allowed us to explore and survey 3,600 meters of galleries to date, making it one of the longest caves in the world formed in conglomerate rock.
The archaeological finds inside these cavities demonstrate their occupation since the Paleolithic and throughout history. The last discovery was on October 30, 2019, when a team from IPHES (Catalan Institute of Paleoecology and Social Evolution) found a Paleolithic sanctuary made up of more than 300 engravings , the oldest from more than 36,000 years ago.
This sanctuary becomes the oldest discovered to date in Catalonia, making this date a reference in the history of Catalan archaeology. Currently, visitors are not allowed in this space, but you can understand and see images through an audiovisual.
Visits to Les Coves are always guided and a tour is taken through the different stages of prehistory in which human presence has been evident and the geological formation of the cavity is explained.
Guided tour approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.
Prices
- Adults: €8.50
- Children (5-14 years): €5.50
- Children under 5 years: Free
- Over 75 years: €7.65
Ticket sales on the website www.esplugaturisme.cat.
Schedules
From Tuesday to Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Closed Monday.
August open every day from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
