Grottes de St-Marcel d'Ardèche Gallery

Image: The spectacular

rimstone pools. The cave visitor (my dad actually) gives an impression of the size.

Image: The

rimstone pools illuminated by lamps inside the pool. This sight is even more phantastic in reallity.

Image: an iron staircase leads down into the last chamber. This is a view back.

Image: main passage at the entrance.

Image: cave painting of a bison.

Image: rimstone pools.

Image: rimstone pools with ligh.

Image: rimstone pools with coloured light.

Image: rimstone pools in natural lighting.

Image: cave passage with solutional forms and clay, but almost no speleothems.

Image: the huge main passage.

Image: speleothems.

Image: the end of the tour, ancient path on which the cave was visited from the natural entrance.

Image: the terminal hall has many stalagmites.

Image: way up with walls covered by scallops.