Gouffre de Cabrespine, Show cave in Cabrespine, Aude department, France.
Gouffre de Cabrespine is a limestone cave featuring a spacious main chamber alongside branching underground passages filled with stalactites, stalagmites, and underground pools. The interconnected tunnels descend deep into the mountain in a natural network of rooms and corridors.
The cave was discovered in 1934 by speleology researchers who began systematic exploration of the site. Later investigations uncovered evidence of Bronze Age human habitation within the underground passages.
The cave serves as a natural habitat for thousands of bats representing over ten species and functions as underground cellars for aging Minervois wines at a constant temperature of 14°C.
Visitors enter through guided tours with different routes available for varying experience levels. Sturdy footwear and a jacket are recommended since underground temperatures remain cool throughout the year.
A glass footbridge enables visitors to gaze into the cave's depths and experience the dramatic vertical scale of the space. This suspended pathway reveals underground vistas that would otherwise remain out of reach.
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