Natural features

Aven d'Orgnac

France Ardèche Vallon-Pont-d’Arc

Aven d'Orgnac
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

One of the largest and most beautiful show caves in France, discovered in 1935, with vast chambers full of giant stalagmites up to 20 metres tall. A guided tour leads 120 metres underground, ending with a light and sound show.


The Cité de la Préhistoire museum at the entrance covers 350,000 years of human life in the Ardèche. Bring a jacket; it's a constant 13°C inside.

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