Morral de Cabrafeixet is one of the highest mountains of the

Cardó Massif The Cardó Massif ( ca, Massís de Cardó, ; es, Macizo de Cardó), also known as Cardó-Boix Massif, is a mountain massif in the Baix Ebre comarca, in Catalonia, Spain. This massif is composed of a number of mountain ranges located on the left ...

Catalan Pre-Coastal Range The Catalan Pre-Coastal Range ( ca, Serralada Prelitoral Catalana) is a system of mountain ranges running parallel to the Mediterranean Sea coast in Catalonia. It is part of the Catalan Mediterranean System. Its main axis runs between the Catalan ...

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

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. Its NW side has an impressive escarpment visible from Highway

N-340 The N-340 is a major highway in Spain. It is over 1,000 km long starting south of Barcelona and running predominantly along the coast to Chiclana de la Frontera and the N-IV to Cádiz. In many places the road has now been by-passed by the ...

approaching

El Perelló El Perelló is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Baix Ebre in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the north of the ''comarca'', below the Boix and Cabrafeixet ranges. The N-340 road runs around the town, and connects it with the A-7 ''aut ...

from the north. This mountain has an elevation of 753 metres above sea level. ''Balma de Cabrafeixet'' is a prehistoric site with

cave painting In archaeology, Cave paintings are a type of parietal art (which category also includes petroglyphs, or engravings), found on the wall or ceilings of caves. The term usually implies prehistoric origin, and the oldest known are more than 40,000 ye ...

s located right below the Morral de Cabrafeixet escarpment. The entrance to the

cave A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ...

has been closed with an iron bar door to prevent vandalism.enciclopèdia.cat - Morral de Cabrafeixet
/ref> Wild flowers and butterflies are abundant in this lonely, uninhabited area.

Getting there

One should take the road from El Perelló to

Rasquera Rasquera is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. It is located at the feet of the Serra de Cardó close to Highway C-12. The town is renowned for its basketwork and the production of " ...

. After 7 km turn left at a sign saying ''Pintures rupestres''. Take right after 2 km (unpaved road). At the T-junction, the road to the left leads to the Cabrafeixet cave and to a kind of cirque with an impressive sight of

Buinaca Buinaca or Punta de la Buinaca, also spelt Boinaca, is one of the highest mountains of the Cardó Massif, Catalan Pre-Coastal Range, Catalonia, Spain. This mountain has an elevation of 764 metres above sea level.. It is the highest peak of the Ser ...

. The road to the right leads up to the base of the Cabrafeixet escarpment and further on to breathtaking sights of other jagged peaks and valleys.

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