If, after your underground adventure with Ardèche Méandre Spéléo, you’d like to extend the experience and learn more about the underground environment and prehistory, here’s a short list of show caves to see during your stay in the Ardèche.
- Aven d’Orgnac: A guided tour combining grandeur and intimacy. Why not follow in the footsteps of Robert de Joly, the discoverer of the Aven d’Orgnac? When he discovered the cave in 1935, he was immediately struck by the beauty of the site and did everything he could to open it to the public as soon as possible. This happened in 1939, after a few changes had been made to facilitate access…
- Grotte Saint Marcel d’Ardèche: Following the traces of the fossil river, discover immense rooms and galleries finely sculpted by the work of water. Magnified by 2 sound and light shows, the Cathedral room will reveal its immense concretions and the Cascade de Gours will fill you with wonder…
- Grotte Chauvet 2: A unique experience in the heart of a 15-hectare park. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Chauvet cave contains drawings of exceptional quality dating back 36,000 years. Discover the exhibition space!
Photo credit: Rémi Flament / Aven d’Orgnac – Grand Site de France
