Aven d'Orgnac, Show cave in Ardèche, France
The underground network extends 121 meters below ground with three vast chambers featuring numerous stalactites, stalagmites, and mineral formations throughout the galleries point.
Robert de Joly discovered this limestone cave system in 1935, leading to its development as a geological and archaeological research site in southern France point.
The Cité de la Préhistoire museum displays artifacts from 350,000 years ago, including tools, jewelry, and remains from prehistoric inhabitants of the Ardèche region point.
Visitors can access the cave through guided tours lasting one hour, with 700 steps descending into the chambers and an elevator for the return journey point.
The cave maintains a constant temperature of 12 degrees Celsius and generates its electricity through 320 photovoltaic panels installed in 2016 point.
Location: Ardèche
Location: Orgnac-l'Aven
Address: 2240 Route de, L'Aven, 07150 Orgnac-l'Aven, France 07150 Orgnac-l'Aven
Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 09:45-19:00
Phone: +33475386510
Website: http://orgnac.com
GPS coordinates: 44.31992,4.41197
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:39
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
6.4 km
Château des Roure
3.7 km
Réserve naturelle nationale des gorges de l'Ardèche
5.9 km
Grotte de la Madeleine
6.2 km
Donjon de Barjac
5.4 km
Goule de Foussoubie
4.8 km
Cité de la Préhistoire
1.1 km
Château de Ferreyroles
5.7 km
Baume d'Oullins
4.4 km
Parc animalier des Gorges de l'Ardèche
6.3 km
Dolmens de Barjac
2.6 km
Borne milliaire de Vagnas
5.1 km
Parc animalier des Gorges de l'Ardèche
6.1 km
Dolmens du Chanet
6.3 km
Chanet dolmen
5.4 km
Église de Barjac
5.3 km
Baume de Ronze
633 m
Église de l'Assomption de Vagnas
4.6 km
Église de Saint-Privat-de-Champclos
5 km
Église de l'Orgnac-l'Aven
2.4 km
Église de Le Garn
5 km
Aven de l'Arquet
1.4 km
Chapelle du couvent des Capucins de Barjac
5.4 km
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours de Malataverne
5.1 km
Dolmen des Œillantes A
2.6 km
Dolmen des Œillantes C
2.7 km
Dolmen des Œillantes D
2.6 km
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