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The Top 11 Caves in Aveyron
Looking to visit a cave in Aveyron on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Aveyron’s 11
best caves for you. Based on …
best caves for you. Based on …
Last updated: September 14, 2025
Built on the side of a cliff in a natural cirque, Saint-Marcellin, like Églazines, is a magnificent and emblematic site where humans have always adapted to nature to build their …
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Cave occupied for more than 10,000 years. Traces of occupation dating back to -9500 years BC have indeed been found up to the remains of an old sheepfold occupied until the 19th century.
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Like its sister, this cave was occupied from the Mesolithic. A limestone plaque was found there by archaeologists, suggesting a religious significance.
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La Grotte des Paillasses, a converted balm (cave) from which a spring springs, is an ideal place to take a cool break.
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Great paths to do this hike.
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The Grotte du Loup, also known as the Saut du Loup, is a small cavity in an organ rock structure. Medieval legends say that a Cerberus lived there and protected pilgrims from brigands.
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La Baume du Boffi is one of the most impressive balms overlooking the Dourbie valley. Like many others, it was once converted into a sheepfold (jasse).
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The cave of the Resistance fighters, or cave of the Maquisards, was formerly called the Baoumasse and served as a summer sheepfold.
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Unlike caves or balms, a cave is only accessible to speleologists via a well opening in the ground. So be careful.
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Superb view of the valleys of Soulzone and Cerno, accessible by the forest track of the forest of Guiral or by a small more technical path. The Roquesquatre cave is just below.
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