Chimney Cave

It is an ideal cavern for experiencing an underground "baptism" between shadow and light, between porch and well. Its chaotic path is embellished with beautiful stalagmitic massifs and microgours and ends at a small temporary body of water.

Its exploration dates back to 1893 by J. Delmas; then to May 25, 1900 by a team of four men: Decombaz, Pellerin, Bouzigues and Deya. The cavity was named at the time of its discovery Grotte des fées, then Grotte d'Herbouilly or Grotte des cheminées. The Grotte de la cheminée, whose ceiling is pierced by a large circular scialet (hence its name), ends in a small temporary underground lake. It is fed by rain and by the snow collected by the funnel. Many deer antlers have also been recovered, several of which bear traces of Neolithic work.