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Cala Cap Roig is a beautiful natural area that takes its name from the reddish rock formation that divides the beach in two.

The dolmen has the shape of a rectangular burial chamber, composed of large vertical stone slabs (orthostats) that support a horizontal upper slab (cover). It is surrounded by a tumulus, an accumulation of earth and stones that originally covered the entire structure, giving it the appearance of a small hill. It is approximately 7.5 metres long, with an inner chamber of 2 metres. Its entrance faces southeast, probably for astronomical or ritual reasons. It was used as a collective tomb, where the ancient inhabitants deposited the remains of the deceased along with offerings, tools, pottery and other funerary objects.

It was first documented in the 19th century, when the first archaeological investigations in the area began. The objects found in the dolmen, such as pottery and flint tools, have helped to understand the funerary and social customs of its builders. Legends related to witches and magic rituals circulate around the dolmen, common in the popular stories of the area. Like many dolmens, its orientation could be related to the position of the sun during the solstices, which reinforces its symbolic and spiritual importance.

It is one of the best preserved megalithic monuments in the region. This dolmen, built during the late Neolithic or Chalcolithic period (around 2,700-2,200 BC), is an impressive testimony to the funerary and spiritual practices of the prehistoric communities that inhabited this area.

There are also dolmens in Spain!

Impressive dolmen that is located a few meters from the center of Romanyà de la Selva and that makes us imagine the first hominids living in this maritime area of the Gavarres.

Costa Brava beach whose name comes from the islet of Cap Roig that separates the beach into two coves. The rock formation has very characteristic reddish tones, basically due to the feldspar crystals that make up a large part of it. It is an ideal location for snorkeling.

Dated between 2700 – 2200 BC, in the middle of the Neolithic period, it is made up of a covered gallery 7 meters long in the shape of a U raised with granite slabs. Originally, it incorporated a circular tomb and a cromlech (structure formed by stones or menhirs stuck in the ground in a circular or elliptical shape). This type of “Catalan gallery” tombs are typical of the late Neolithic and respond to an evolution of the “corridor tombs”. They are made up of a geometric chamber where human remains and grave goods were deposited, and a corridor that is almost as wide as the chamber. https://patrimoni.gencat.cat/en/collection/cova-den-daina