Karst cave.
Cretacious limestones (Cennoman, 80-65Ma).
| Location: | Near Sassenage, west of Grenoble. |
| Open: | APR-JUN, SEP-OCT Tue-Sun 10-18. JUL-AUG daily 10-18. |
| Fee: | Adults 28F. |
| Classification: |
Karst cave.
Cretacious limestones (Cennoman, 80-65Ma).
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | T=12°C. |
| Guided tours: | D=60min, L=1,000m. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Cuves de Sassenage, Chemin des Cuves, F-38360 Sassenage. Tel: +33-476275537, Fax: +33-476535217
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| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:22:57 $ |
| 17th cty | first explorations. | |
| 1947 | 200m of the cave developed and opened to the public. | |
| MAY-2002 | 25 school children and three escorts trapped in the cave. |
The Cuves de Sassenage is known for a very long time. It is the resurgence of a cave river which comes from the famous Gouffre Berger, one of the deepest caves of the world.
The cave tour includes a light show which tells the story of the elf Mélusine. Every Saturday, this young girl swam in the water of the river, transformed partly into a fish by her mother. But one day her husband saw her and so the secret was discovered, and the charm became irreversible. So Mélusine could not become human any more and she went into exile in the cave. Only when a member of the family of the lords of Bérenger was about to die, she came back to predict the death. While sitting in the cave she waited for her husband to free her, but he never came. Her tears rolled into the river Furon and were transformed into stones, so called eye stones. If you want to see her, she is depicted on a relief above the entrance door of castle Sassenage, wearing the coat of arms of the family B‚renger-Sassenage.
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