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Le Gouffre de Padirac

Description: 46500 Padirac / Sarlat / Dordogne / France

Newest Review: ... top it would more than fill a morning’s activity. Entry costs 8 euro 70 for adults with 5-12 year olds paying 5 euro 50 with under fives going for free. The opening of the site is basically a huge hole in the form of a vault, it is not certain when the collapse that formed it happened however records show its existence as far back as 3AD and it was inhabited in the 15th and 16th centuries as ... more

... it was mined for saltpetre and was always know as the Devils Doorway. Upon parting with your euro as you enter through the main building you then have to decide whether to use the lift or the metal stairs to descend the 103 metres to the bottom of the ...more

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Le Gouffre de Padirac: A hole Halloween (1361 words)
by - written on 06/10/07 (Very useful, 191 readings)
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The prospect of visiting the underground cave system the Gouffre De Padirac meant that I could spend the evening before telling the kids’ stories about underground trolls and demons who for years abducted people from the Dordogne region whilst they slept and whilst underground you can still hear the cries of their trapped souls. Anyway after a sleepless night dreaming of being abducted from our tent I awoke rather heavy headed (the kids slept soundly) and after a breakfast of croissants we set out for the forty minute drive from Sarlat towards Padirac. We arrived at about 9.15 a full forty five minutes after the opening time however the place was already ... Read the complete review