Sunday 21 October 2018

A family outing - press release

Come and enjoy a wonderful guided tour and learn about this remarkable geological phenomenon before the Gouffre de Padirac closes for the winter on 4 November.

Saturday 15 September 2018

2018 European Heritage Days

The next european heritage day will be held on september 15-16, 2018 within the framework of the european year of cultural heritage.

Thursday 21 June 2018

A music festival that is out of the ordinary!

As part of the seasonal rendezvous of the 13th edition of the Rocamadour Festival, the Gouffre de Padirac welcomes the Mikrokosmos choir on the occasion of a very special music festival! An unusual rendezvous for members of the public who wish to experience the Gouffre filled with heavenly voices and with percussion with age-old sounds… an experience that is out of the ordinary.

Saturday 28 April 2018

“Explorer” Tours

Over an evening, experience the unbelievable underground adventure of the Gouffre de Padirac just as Édouard-Alfred Martel did in 1889. With lamps to light your way you will you will get the fullest sense of the Gouffre, in the silence, the dark, and the cool…

Sunday 01 April 2018

The only Easter Egg Hunt at the centre of the earth!

Dedicated to budding explorers and to little gourmets aged 4 to 12, the Easter egg hunt 103 metres underground is not to be missed! Several hundred eggs are just waiting to be found and tasted during the visit…

Saturday 24 March 2018

Reopening of the Gouffre de Padirac

After four months of winter closure, the Gouffre de Padirac will welcome the first visitors of the 2018 season from Saturday 24 March until Sunday 4 November.

Saturday 16 September 2017

Weekend of solidarity with the "Partage-Handicaps" association - 16 and 17 september 2017

For the second collaboration with the "Partage-Handicaps" Association, based in Ariège Department, the Gouffre de Padirac offers 15 disabled people the chance to experience a unique journey to the centre of the Earth.

Friday 01 September 2017

All Souls' holiday break - Educational workshops

During the All Souls' holiday break, from 21 October to 5 November, the Gouffre de Padirac offers visitors facilitation and mediation workshops to add to their exploration of Europe's first underground heritage site.

Wednesday 30 August 2017

A promising 2017 season

New collaborations, encouraging visitor figures, teams strengthened, and projects in the development stage.

Thursday 01 June 2017

New for summer 2017: discovery workshops on geology and speleology for all age groups

This summer, the Gouffre de Padirac offers visitors facilitation and mediation workshops to add to their exploration of Europe's first natural underground heritage site.

Sunday 22 October 2017

FRANCE BLEU - "Les Ateliers 'Toussaint' au Gouffre de Padirac."

(France Bleu is a public network of local and regional radio stations)

Jean-François Mangin pour les Ateliers "Toussaint" au Gouffre de Padirac.

Wednesday 06 September 2017

FRANCE 2 - "C'est au Programme"

(A daytime magazine programme on television channel France 2)

Loïc Ballet takes you to the heart of Lot department for an extraordinary visit over 103 metres underground.

Tuesday 01 August 2017

Geo Ado - "Une descente dans le Gouffre de Padirac"

I explored Padirac by lamp!
In the middle of the arid plateau of the Causses de Quercy, in Lot Department, lies a gaping hole: the Gouffre de Padirac. Léopold explored it for GEO Ado under the conditions of its first exploration, in 1889…

Monday 31 July 2017

FRANCE INTER - "Au fond du Gouffre de Padirac"

(France Inter is a public radio station)

The Gouffre de Padirac has always stirred the imagination and enriched the legends of the Quercy region. The enormous opening and its galleries are now a geological enigma.

Thursday 20 July 2017

EUROPE 1 - "Ca vaut le détour"

(Europe 1 is a private radio station)

Worth a visit - the Gouffre de Padirac by night
Each day during summer, Europe 1 helps you explore a hidden location on your holiday route.

Thursday 02 February 2017

M6 - Le 1245 : "Gouffre de Padirac, l'ivresse de la profondeur"

("Le 1245" is a television current-affairs programme on channel M6)

The Gouffre de Padirac is one of the most beautiful geological sites in France. It is 103 metres deep, and is crossed by a river that erodes rock over the years, offering a superb spectacle. Over 420,000 visitors explore it each year.

Monday 01 August 2016

SCIENCE MAGAZINE - "Là est née la spéléologie"

The Gouffre de Padirac is in Lot Department, and is listed as France's first underground heritage site. It is considered one of France's greatest geological curiosities. We know less about the man who discovered it in 1889, and who is the father of modern speleology

Sunday 29 May 2016

E=M6 Gouffres : "le mystère des trous géants"

("E = M6" is a television programme popular science on channel M6)

Wednesday 04 September 2013

Le Monde - "Le gouffre de Padirac, à la lanterne"

The geological site located on the Causse de Lamat (Lot Department) is explored under the same conditions as when Édouard-Alfred Martel and his companions explored it in 1889.

National Geographic - "Expédition au fond du Gouffre"

A team of speleologists succeeded in making an unprecedented crossing to reach the Gouffre de Padirac (Lot Department). A journey of 20 km in three days, through the cold, through clay, and through damp. Exclusive report.