{"id":730,"date":"2026-01-14T15:50:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/tourisme\/les-gouffres-et-grottes-en-dordogne\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T08:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:00:32","slug":"caves-and-caverns-in-quercy","status":"publish","type":"tourisme","link":"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/en\/tourisme\/caves-and-caverns-in-quercy\/","title":{"rendered":"Caves and caverns in Quercy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Padirac Cave is not only the largest cave in Europe but also the most renowned in Quercy. However, several other breathtaking underground cathedrals are waiting to be explored: Presque Cave, Merveilles Cave, Lacave Cave, Carbonni\u00e8res Cave, and La Fage Cave are all natural wonders left for us to discover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"C87355CB-C938-E54C-A139-B7776474C909\">Just a few kilometers from the Causses du Quercy Regional Natural Park \u2013 a UNESCO Global Geopark \u2013 Ch\u00e2teau Blanat serves as the perfect starting point for both novice and experienced cavers to explore the region\u2019s remarkable geosites and subterranean treasures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"12C33D74-5626-554B-A084-F0E711788D48\">You can also delve into the origins of humankind at the Mus\u00e9e de la Chapelle-aux-Saints, which opened in 2025 near the ch\u00e2teau, on the very site where Neanderthal man was discovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A little farther away, in the V\u00e9z\u00e8re Valley, from Lascaux to Les Eyzies, close to Sarlat, you can follow in the footsteps of our Cro-Magnon ancestors and marvel at the magnificent sites and landscapes of the P\u00e9rigord Noir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gallery-block_76d821be08cf37ddf969afbaedee2712\" class=\"gallery alignwide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery_images\">\n\t\t        \t\t            <div class=\"itemy\">\n\t\t                <a href=\"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/assets\/location-chateau-dordogne-grotte-padirac-1024x768.jpg\">\n\t\t                \t\t\t                \t\t<figure class=\"effect-milo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/assets\/location-chateau-dordogne-grotte-padirac-1200x800.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/assets\/location-chateau-dordogne-grotte-padirac-1200x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/assets\/location-chateau-dordogne-grotte-padirac-1200x800.jpg 1024w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"1080\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"1920\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t                <\/a>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t        \t\t            <div class=\"itemy\">\n\t\t                <a href=\"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/assets\/location-chateau-dordogne-gouffre-padirac-768x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t                \t\t\t                \t\t<figure class=\"effect-milo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/assets\/location-chateau-dordogne-gouffre-padirac-1200x800.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/assets\/location-chateau-dordogne-gouffre-padirac-1200x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/assets\/location-chateau-dordogne-gouffre-padirac-1200x800.jpg 1024w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"1080\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"1920\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t                <\/a>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t        \t\t            <div class=\"itemy\">\n\t\t                <a href=\"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/assets\/location-chateau-dordogne-grotte-padirac-1-768x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t                \t\t\t                \t\t<figure class=\"effect-milo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"lazyload\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/assets\/location-chateau-dordogne-grotte-padirac-1-1200x800.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/assets\/location-chateau-dordogne-grotte-padirac-1-1200x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/assets\/location-chateau-dordogne-grotte-padirac-1-1200x800.jpg 1024w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"1080\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"1920\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t                <\/a>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t        \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":458,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":""},"class_list":["post-730","tourisme","type-tourisme","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tourisme\/730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tourisme"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tourisme"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chateau-blanat.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}