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Ullada Rock

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Just before we start to go down, to our right, over a small block, we can see stone walls that appear to have been used as protection during the civil war. A machine gun nest used to defend Sant Feliu from Franco's army which was attacking from the sea and brought down an Italian plane. On the 3rd of February, 1939, Sant Feliu was occupied by the "nationals". We continue on and a few metres to the left, a tower emerges with a rock on the top known as the Ullada Stone, due to its similarity to holey cheese. The eroded indentations and windows (tafoni) prevail. It's worth taking a closer look. In some of the higher-up indentations water accumulates from spring or autumn rainshowers. We can find coarse plants adapted to the conditions of the extreme summer drought, as is the case with Sedum Andegavense. A type of Sedum with small, fleshy leaves. 

 

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