Caves in Provence              Aven D’Orgnac
                                                     Location: 8km east of Barjac on the D176.

General Info: Open from 1st Feb- 15th Nov. Adult entry costs €9.40 and children aged 6-14  €5.80. Students can get discounted entry for €7.20.  In July/Aug there are tours every 20 minutes.  For further info, call on 04 75 38 65 10.  Website.

Description: One of the best caves in the area with a several huge chambers and many of the obligatory stalagmites and stalactites!  The actual visit in the cave is guided and is 1 hour long. A lift takes you up at the end of the tour.  There is a good visitor centre here and it is possible to picnic in the woods adjacent to the main car park.

Our recommendations: Equally worth visiting on a really hot day (when you will be able to keep cool as it is only 13 deg C underground – take a woolly!) or on a rainy day to get out of the rain!

For the children: They will enjoy this place although it is not pure entertainment.

Fascinating cave scenery.

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