Aven Marzal, Show cave in Saint-Remèze, France.
The cave network extends 800 meters underground, featuring mineral deposits, stalactites, and stalagmites formed over thousands of years of water infiltration.
Discovered in 1892 by E.A. Martel, the cave remained closed until 1949 when French speleologists rediscovered it and opened it for public visits in 1954.
The Museum of the Underground World exhibits authentic caving equipment and educational displays about geological formations and underground exploration techniques.
The cave maintains guided tours lasting one hour, with admission prices of 9 euros for adults and reduced rates of 7 euros for children aged 6 to 12.
The site includes a two-hectare dinosaur zoo with life-size scientific recreations of prehistoric animals, including mammoths and tyrannosauruses with animated scenes.
Location: Saint-Remèze
Website: https://aven-marzal.com/grotte/salles
GPS coordinates: 44.36959,4.51057
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:50
Breathing in Ardèche means feeling the warm stone, the wind descending from the gorges, and the clear water stretching between the cliffs. Here, nature tells everything: caves hold traces of the earliest artists, villages nestle against the rocks, and bridges have connected the shores for centuries. Ardèche is not just a landscape; it’s an experience. We walk, climb, pedal, and marvel at the shapes water has carved into the stone. The Pont d’Arc, the Chauvet Cave, the deep gorges, the twisted woods of Païolive—all exude a raw, honest beauty. Between hikes, a hot chocolate in Tain, a castle visit, or a swim remind us that the real wealth here is the time we take.
Gorges de l'Ardèche
3.8 km
Cave Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche
4.8 km
Bois des Géantes dolmens
5.6 km
Musée de la Lavande
3.3 km
Réserve naturelle nationale des gorges de l'Ardèche
3.7 km
Grotte de la Madeleine
3.9 km
Grotte de la Tête du Lion
5.6 km
Zoo Préhistorique de Marzal: la Forêt des Dinos
228 m
Vestiges
3.1 km
Baume d'Oullins
5.2 km
Champvermeil dolmen
3.6 km
Dolmens du Chanet
3.4 km
Pradinas dolmen
5.2 km
Chanet dolmen
4.3 km
Grosse Pierre
4.9 km
Colombier dolmen
5.2 km
Église de Saint Remèze
2.7 km
Église de la Décollation-de-Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Bidon
1.9 km
Bois des Géantes, dolmen N°3
5.4 km
Chapelle de Rimouren
5.9 km
Chapelle Sainte-Anne de Saint-Remèze
2.6 km
Dolmens n° 5 du Bois des Géantes
5.5 km
Bois des Géantes, dolmen N°1
5.9 km
Bois des Géantes, dolmen N°2
5.4 km
Aven de la Rouvière
3.7 km
Dolmens n° 4 du Bois des Géantes
5.4 km
Chapelle de Chalon
5.9 km
Aven des Neuf Gorges
5.5 kmReviews
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