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Comments:	La Grotte de Dargilan, or the "Pink Cave," is a vast, stunning limestone cave system famous for its vivid natural colors (pinks, yellows) due to iron oxides, immense chambers, massive calcite flows, and unique formations like giant draperies and petrified waterfalls, offering a magical underground world explored via guided tours. Discovered in 1888 by speleologist Édouard-Alfred Martel and opened to the public in 1890, it is the first cave developed in France. The cave temperature is a constant 50°F (10°C). <p> Hours of operation: Variable dates and hours. Call ahead or go online to verify. <p> Admission: You do not have to pay admission to access the machine. Adults (18 years and over) €15.80, Children (ages 5 to 18) €9.80, Children 0-5 years old are free. <br> Free parking is available for cars, coaches and motorhomes. <p> <b>Machine 1</b> (Placed 7/2024) is in the gift shop. Cost to press: €1.05 each design (1€ coin and a 5 Euro cent coin). Designs all have a beaded border: <br> 1. (H) Four people rafting in the Tarn River Gorge with 'Grotte du Tarn Lozère'. <br> 2. (V) Two people looking at a stalactite with 'Grotte de Dargilan'. <br> 3. (H) Mont Aigoual Meteorological Observatory with 'Mont Aigouai Cevennes'. <br> 4. (H) Occitan cross and stalagmites and stalactites inside the letter C with 'Occitanie'. <br> Reverse for all designs: 'Meyrueis Lozere'. <p> G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 44°11'46.5"N Longitude: 3°22'41.2"E <br> Google Maps coordinates: 59WH+F6X Meyrueis, France <p> 26/07/2024. Still in the souvenir shop and making great pressings. Antje Engel <p>
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La Grotte de Dargilan (The Pink Cave)

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Meyrueis
OCCITAINE - Meyrueis, France, 48150

Phone: +33 466 456 020

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La Grotte de Dargilan, or the "Pink Cave," is a vast, stunning limestone cave system famous for its vivid natural colors (pinks, yellows) due to iron oxides, immense chambers, massive calcite flows, and unique formations like giant draperies and petrified waterfalls, offering a magical underground world explored via guided tours. Discovered in 1888 by speleologist Édouard-Alfred Martel and opened to the public in 1890, it is the first cave developed in France. The cave temperature is a constant 50°F (10°C).

Hours of operation: Variable dates and hours. Call ahead or go online to verify.

Admission: You do not have to pay admission to access the machine. Adults (18 years and over) €15.80, Children (ages 5 to 18) €9.80, Children 0-5 years old are free.
Free parking is available for cars, coaches and motorhomes.

Machine 1 (Placed 7/2024) is in the gift shop. Cost to press: €1.05 each design (1€ coin and a 5 Euro cent coin). Designs all have a beaded border:
1. (H) Four people rafting in the Tarn River Gorge with 'Grotte du Tarn Lozère'.
2. (V) Two people looking at a stalactite with 'Grotte de Dargilan'.
3. (H) Mont Aigoual Meteorological Observatory with 'Mont Aigouai Cevennes'.
4. (H) Occitan cross and stalagmites and stalactites inside the letter C with 'Occitanie'.
Reverse for all designs: 'Meyrueis Lozere'.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 44°11'46.5"N Longitude: 3°22'41.2"E
Google Maps coordinates: 59WH+F6X Meyrueis, France

26/07/2024. Still in the souvenir shop and making great pressings. Antje Engel

Machine 1 - In the gift shop