| Location: |
St Cézaire sur Siagne, 15km west of Grasse, northwest of Cannes.
From the west use A8 exit Les Adrets, follow D37 north, D562 to Val-du-Tignet, D11 to Spéracédes, D13 towards St-Cézaire, turn right to the cave.
From the east, Nice, A8 exit Cannes, N85 to Grasse turn left towards Draguinan onto D2562, after a few km turn right towards St-Cézaire onto D13, after Spéracédes turn right to the cave.
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| Open: |
JAN to 14-FEB Sun 14:30-17.
15-FEB to MAR daily 14:30-17.
APR to MAY daily 14:30-17:30.
JUN daily 10:30-12, 14:30-18.
JUL to AUG daily 10:30-18:30.
SEP daily 10:30-12, 14:30-18.
OCT daily 14:30-17:30.
NOV Sun 14:30-17:30.
DEC closed.
[2006]
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| Fee: |
Adults EUR 5, Children (5-11) EUR 2.50.
[2003]
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| Classification: |
 Karst cave.
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| Light: |
electric.
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| Dimension: |
T=14°C.
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| Guided tours: |
D=45min., L=200m, VR=40m.
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| Bibliography: |
Frannck Ricordel (1990):
Saint-Cezaire-Sur-Siagne,
Un Village et des Oliviers centennaires, des grottes Millenaires.
Imprimerie de Tanit, 06160 Juan-Les-Pins, March 1990. ISBN 2-9504606-0-7
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| Address: |
Grottes de Saint-Cézaire, Rte des Grottes, F-06780 St Cézaire sur Siagne. Tel: +33-4-93602235, +33-4-93602287, Fax: +33-4-97050916.
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| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:22:56 $ |
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| 1890 | dicovered on his property by the farmer Léon Dozol. |
| 1925 | electric light. |
The cave of Saint-Cézaire is a nice cave with various speleothems, like
stalactites, stalagmites, and draperies.
Most notable are two chambers, the Salle des Draperies, with some draperies at
the ceiling, and the Chambre de la Fée, where most of the speleothems are
concentrated.
The tour follows the main passage, which leads continually downwards.
The path goes down 123 steps to a balcony above the pot called Gouffre Beant.
At the foot of this shaft flows a cave river, and the water filled passages are
explored for a short dstance, until the passage ends at a siphon.
