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Wonders of the depths
Let yourself be surprised! Beyond the authentic and nature shows, the caves of France invite you to discover a multitude of experiences and emotions engraved. Visiting a cave is unusual, surprising, fantastic, unexpected, mysterious, fairy discoveries giving rise to strong emotions and privileged moments to share with family and friends! The caves have not finished surprising you!
The highest tourist cave of France, at the height of 1530 m. The pedestrian-friendly visit by 900 m allows to admire magnificent red concretions, translucent aragonites and superb lake emerald green.
Mysterious – Fascinating – Educational Once in the cave, you will discover a strange, extraordinary underground world where water and time reign supreme. Time is measured in centuries. The continuous action of water creates a wide variety of limestone formations known as concretions. The guided tours take you back in time. The Bosc cave, discovered in...
The Neuves-Maisons mine or Mine du Val de Fer or Mine Maron-Val de Fer The Val de Fer mine is an iron ore mine with entrances at Neuves-Maisons, Chaligny and Maron, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of Lorraine. It operated from 1874 to 1968, and was described as an "underground city". Various trades were employed here: miners, tracklayers,...
The Cave of the Carbonnières represents a striking underground scenery. Stalactites, stalagmites, curtains, pillars, “fistuleuses” (hollow thin stalactites), eccentrics, unveil along a path consisting of 350 meters of galleries, without any step. During the visit, our guide will tell you about the history of man in the cave, he will raise your...
Find below the JIGT2022 events, updated regularly, for the International Day of Showaves and Subterranean World 2022 – #JIGT2022. Converging views on Subterranean World Since 2017,...
ANECAT - Grottes de France and its members wish you a merry Christmas and happy new year ! And also, beautiful underground discoveries in France and elsewhere !
France hold an exceptional heritage of natural spaces to discover. With 108 natural caves, France ranks 3rd in the world. The development of the underground environment for visitors aims...
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