Sacred caveAude
Grotte de Limousis
Limousis
Dimensions
800 m of developed galleries (total network of around 3 km), entrance at 450 m altitude
Period
Formations in Devonian limestone (Palaeozoic era); tourist visits attested from 1825
What stands there
1 cave, with the 'aragonite chandelier', one of the largest known aragonite formations, and an underground lake
A cave of mineral formations open to tourism since the 19th century (the first entry fees date from 1825), it owes its fame to the 'aragonite chandelier', a crystalline mass of several cubic metres discovered by chance in 1913 during maintenance work and considered one of the largest visitable aragonite formations in the world. The cavity, electrified in 1935, also contains a small underground lake. Listed as a natural site since 1947, around 5 km from the Châteaux de Lastours.
Getting there : Paid entry, guided tour of around 45 minutes, open according to a seasonal calendar
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
Ambient sound
Nearby
- Châteaux de LastoursLegendary castle · Lastours · 2.8 km
- Gouffre géant de CabrespineSacred cave · Cabrespine · 4.0 km
- Platanes de la Liberté de Caunes-MinervoisVenerable tree · Caunes-Minervois · 9.3 km
- Hautpoul, la cité perchée prise en 1212Legendary castle · Mazamet · 15 km
- Bastide Saint-Louis de CarcassonneBastide (planned town) · Carcassonne · 15 km
- Cathédrale Saint-Michel de CarcassonneCathedral · Carcassonne · 16 km
In the same department
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