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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 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...
The cave les Cuves de Sassenage owes its name to the two tanks, also called "giant pots", which can be observed at the entrance to the site. These vats have long been linked to a popular belief that promised abundant harvests if they were full in Epiphany.Classified among the "Seven Wonders of the Dauphiné" since the end of the Middle Ages, the cave les...
More beautiful than ever, the diamond cave reveals its enchanting beauty to adventurers young and old with extremely rare natural phenomena.The one-hour guided tour takes place along an easy circuit. Warm clothes are recommended as the temperature is 14° C inside in summer and winter.
In the Quercy, 300 phosphatières were mined and abandoned in the 19th century. Scientific research since then has revealed more than 170 paleontological sites containing fossils tracing the life and climates of the region over more than 30 million years. The site of the Phosphatières du Cloup d'Aural is the only one accessible by the public. It is located...
Fontrabiouse Cave, an immersion into the heart of geological time and the underground landscapes of the Pyrenees Nestled in the heart of the Pyrenees, the Fontrabiouse Cave invites visitors to a rare immersion into the intimacy of the underground world. From the very entrance, the cool air, the gentle murmur of water, and the light gradually revealing the...
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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