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A beautiful cave, a good idea for a family outing. Not very satisfied with the guided tour, though. It's worth seeing nonetheless.

Anyone hiking through the hilly landscape around Saint-Jean and Saint-Florent today encounters silent traces of a rich past. Even before coal was mined here, iron was the most important commodity – since ancient times and especially in the Middle Ages. The medieval mines were simple and dangerous. Without ventilation and with shallow tunnels, they followed the iron-rich pyrite veins – often no more than 100 meters long. As early as 1512, a prospector's license cost a whopping 32 florins. The mined ore was further processed locally: From the Middle Ages to the 19th century, the valley was known for its nailsmiths – in 1676 alone, up to 45 masters worked here. Nature also tells its story: The strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo), typical of the garrigue, bears flowers and ripe fruit simultaneously. The rare Jason butterfly (Charaxes jasius), Europe's largest butterfly, lives in its environment and is clearly visible from June to September.

Magnificent wooden terrace with a beautiful view of the Cèze valley. Climbing cage for children, souvenir shop, snack bar and toilet facilities complete the offer.

A cave system over 35 million years old, which was discovered in 1952 and of which only a tiny part is open to the public. You can also stay overnight in the cave for €600/night 😉. Temperature constant 14 degrees. Opening times and admission prices can be viewed on the website. In the off-season there are far fewer visitors on weekdays, so you get more of them.

Event de Peyrejal is an artificially created access to a large cave system behind a siphon. So you do not need to dive and you do the cave dry. The small entrance of the cave is a bit hard to find and you have to search a bit. Climbing equipment and a 50 meter rope is needed for the entrance area, then the cave runs quite horizontally. The cave is a classic with very beautiful, washed-out corridors. !!! Attention - Do not visit the cave after heavy rains or thunderstorms, there is risk of flooding.

This beautiful canyon is only for the speleologist who starts with a 30 meters direct shaft. In the lower part of the underworld there are 2 large halls with many large stalactites.