Karst cave.
| Location: | A few km south of Saint Cere. At the road from Saint Cere to Gramat where it passes through a well wooded gorge. |
| Open: | MAR to MAY daily 9:30-12, 14-17:30. JUN to AUG daily 9-19. SEP to mid-OCT daily 9:30-12, 14-17:30. mid-OCT to mid-NOV daily 14-17. [2004] |
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| Classification: |
Karst cave.
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | L=350m. |
| Guided tours: |
D=45min.
Tours in
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| Address: | Les Grottes de Presque, BP 51, F-46400 St Céré. Tel: +33-565380744, Fax: +33-565383104, Cell: +33-688044704. |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:22:55 $ |
| 1825 | discovered when the road past the entrance was contructed. | |
| 1922 | developed and opened to the public. |
Les Grottes de Presque are famous for their speleothems. Most impressive are pilarlike stalagmites, rather slim and up to eight meters high. The cave is small but impressive because of its various speleothems.
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