a rare and magical visit to the Dordogne...
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La Grotte de Maxange, visit a cave in the Périgord and you'll come away conquered...
Reservations are not compulsory, but are strongly recommended to avoid overcrowding in July and August (tickets can be bought online from April to September).
At the heart of the tertiary era
The cave is part of an underground network that dates back to the beginning of the Tertiary era, around sixty million years ago.
Between curiosity and rarity
The most curious and rarest forms of calcite concretion are the so-called eccentrics.
A show of rare quality
What makes this cave so interesting is the quality of its concretions.
A real geode
The effect is particularly astonishing and can only be seen in a relatively small number of caves.
A recent discovery
The most recent discovery was made on 15 August 2000 by Angel Caballero, who runs a quarry on the site.