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La Grotte des Demoiselles, Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois

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La Grotte des Demoiselles has served as, among other things, a hiding place and refuge for people from various walks of life. Exploring the cave was quite perilous until the 20th century, when it was outfitted with concrete stairs, walkways, sturdy railings, and extensive lighting. The name, which also has been "fairies' grotto," comes from a legend about a young shepherd who followed his lamb into the cave until he fell into a vast chamber known as the cathedral. Just before losing consciousness, he reportedly saw a vision of young ladies dancing and singing around him. When he awoke, he was outside the cave with his lamb. For La Grotte des Demoiselles and beyond, use our Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois holiday planner to get the most from your Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois vacation.

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Nl G

Bellisima gruta con formaciones increibles!!! Visita con guia y poseen audio guia en español. Iluminadas con Led merecen ser visitadas, a pocos kilometros del maravilloso pueblo St- Guilhem le Desert.... more »

Beautiful cave formations incredible! Guided tour and they have audio guide in Spanish. Illuminated with Led deserve to be visited, a few kilometres from the wonderful town St. Guilhem le Désert. They are open all year round. Care elderly or mobility-impaired people because there are lots of stairs but all with handrails,

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dominique p

Pour prendre un peu le frais lors des journées de gros cagnard, allez visiter les dem, vous en aurez plein les yeuxoiselles more »

To a little cool during heat big days, visit the dem, you will full the yeuxoiselles

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Bingocrepuscule04

Comme nous l'a indiqué notre guide, incroyable dernière salle par sa profondeur et son volume !!! Vaut le détour rien que pour celle ci, pour nous rappeler comme nous sommes petits à l’échelle du temp... more »

As we said our guide, incredible last room by its depth and volume! Worth nothing that for one, to remind us as we are small on the scale of time.

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Marc van Vliet

Very impressed by the scale of the main cave. Worthwhile!

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Niamh Lynch

Awesome cave, great experience. A little chilly inside, which is to be expected, but nothing serious. The tour is very informative, but entirely in French (also to be expected, and I guess there are audio guides in other languages), so it can get boring waiting around if members of your group don't understand. Entire tour lasted about 1 hour, which is too much for smaller kids (even though they are welcome, all of the small kids in our group got antsy after about 30 mins). You can walk around the cave by yourself at your own pace, but we got the impression that they'd prefer you to stick with the group.

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Yannick Calvisi

Super visite, un guide clair, drôle mais précis qui sais faire vivre cette descente 100m sous terre. La grande salle est impressionnante. Une belle expérience,

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Great tour, a clear, funny, but accurate guide who do live this descent 100 m underground. The great room is impressive. A great experience,

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Andre Miloudi

Charmante visite guidée qui vaut le détour. Très belle endroit à venir visiter absolument. Très beau moment de découverte. Une restauration sur place très agréable et pas cher avec une magnifique vue.

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Charming tour worth visiting. Very nice place to come visit. Beautiful moment of discovery. A restaurant on site very nice and cheap with wonderful views.

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Florian Woerner

De passage sur Montpellier, nous avons poussé jusqu'à la Grotte des Demoiselles...sans regret ! Une heure de visite qui passe bien trop vite dans ce lieu magnifique et exceptionnel. La salle de la "cathédrale" est particulièrement impressionnante. On se sent tout petit face à ces immenses stalagmites et stalactites.

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Passing on Montpellier, we pushed to the grotto of the Demoiselles... without regret! A time of visit happening much too soon in this beautiful and exceptional place. The room of the "Cathedral" is particularly impressive. Feels tiny face these huge stalagmites and stalactites.

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