La
Chapelle Sainte Luce
,
It was built in 1562, and
has a well which is reputed to have miraculous properties
against eye diseases.
La
Chapelle Saint Esprit, (Chapel
of the Holy Spirit). It was built in 1635 by the
Pénitents Blancs (White Penitents) and is dedicated
to Notre-Dame de la Rouguière.
La
Pierre Druidique (Druid's Stone) is a
slab with contorted shapes, set somewhat precariously
on top of another slab.
Le
Domaine des Grottes des Audides, (the
Grottoes of Les Audides): for 40 minutes, at 60
metres below ground, there are some marvellous natural
concretions to be seen that are still active, as
well as the birth of a crystal-clear stream.
The grotto is open in July-August, daily from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. (guided visits at 10 a.m., 11 a.m.,
2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.), and in September
and June, it is closed on Tuesdays. For the rest
of the year, it is open from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and
closed on Mondays and Tuesdays (telephone before
travelling to it).
The estate also has a
prehistoric Park with an exhibition,
with commentary, of sharpened flints followed by
a 40-minute guided tour. This is a 800-metre trail
through the estate's prehistoric sites, with a real-life
reconstruction of various scenes. Geological curiosities:
sections of landscape in the shape of ruins, faults
and lapiaz (narrow fluting cut into the limestone
by superficial karstic erosion). Most of the six
grottoes in the park were inhabited in prehistoric
times. The park is open daily
in July-August from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (guided visits
from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and from 12.30 p.m. to 5.30
p.m.), and in September and June, it is closed on
Tuesdays. The rest of the year, it is open from
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and closed on Mondays and Tuesdays
(telephone before travelling over).
La
Grotte de Baume Obscure, over a distance
of 700 metres, 70 metres underground, there is a
proliferation of concretions of rare beauty, with
lakes and crystal-clear waterfalls. Open throughout the year. April
to September from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the week,
and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at weekends. July and
August: open all week from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Guided
visits every 6 minutes
