Karst cave,
karst spring.
| Location: | Near Begneres de Bigorre |
| Open: | APR-JUN, SEP to 15-OCT daily 9-11:30, 14-17:30. JUL-AUG daily 9-12, 14-18. 16-OCT to MAR groups by appointments. |
| Fee: | Adults 38 F (5.79 EUR), Children (5-10) 19 F (2.90 EUR) |
| Classification: |
Karst cave,
karst spring.
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | |
| Guided tours: | D=60min. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Grotte de Médous, Quartier Médous, F-65200 Aste. Tel: +33-562917846, Fax: +33-562950203
E-mail: |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:22:52 $ |
| 08-AUG-1948 | three speleologists of the region discovered the cave behind the Médous springs. | |
| 1949 | development for a show cave started. | |
| 1951 | opened to the public. | |
| OCT-2000 | first pilgrimage after 200 years of recess. |
Médous are two karst springs, which were known and used for a very long time. The cave behind the springs was inaccessible until it was discovered in 1948.
The shepherdess Liloye saw the Virgin Mary, so the springs bacame the destination of pilgrimages for hundreds of years, until the end of the 18th century. A small chapel is the remains of this history. On the initiative of Eminence Perrier, bishop of Tarbes-Lourdes, this tradition was revived in 2000.
The walk into the cave follows a huge passage with numerous formations. There are all kinds of dripstone, gours and helictites.
The way back in a parallel passage is done by boat on the cave river Rivière Tranquile (quiet river). The cave river is a tributary to the Adour river, which is 335km long and draining into the Bay of Biscay near Bayonne.
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