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Gouffre de Proumeyssac is one of France’s great natural sites — bring good shoes and a camera. Locate it on the map, book a room nearby in a click, or add it to your travel list to build your itinerary.
About Gouffre de Proumeyssac
Known as the "Crystal Cathedral" of the Périgord, the Gouffre de Proumeyssac is the largest developed cavern in the Dordogne, a vast domed void hung with a dazzling profusion of stalactites, draperies and crystalline concretions. Long feared by locals as a bottomless pit, it was first explored in the 19th century and is now entered down a spiralling gallery — or, for the adventurous, lowered into the dark in a suspended basket, just as the first explorers were. Inside, a magnificent sound-and-light show plays over the towering formations while water drips endlessly from the roof. Grand, theatrical and geologically superb, the Gouffre de Proumeyssac is one of the great show-caves of France and a highlight of the cave-rich Périgord Noir.