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Grottes de Baumes — Waterfall and Cave
DiscoverPlaces to seeCavesFranceBourgogne-Franche-ComtéLons-Le-SaunierBaume-Les-Messieurs
Grottes de Baumes — Waterfall and Cave
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Kristian
September 3, 2025
Hiking
The Baume-les-Messieurs cave was first explored by Paul Vernier in 1610, but he only explored the first quarter of the cave. It wasn't until more than two centuries later, in 1893, that exploration resumed, thanks in part to the French speleologist Alfred Martel (who discovered the Gouffre de Padirac). The first guided tours took place at the beginning of the 20th century, around 1903.
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PeterStar
April 29, 2020
Hiking
Grottes des Baumes is an active water cave where the front part was expanded as a show cave. Here you can see beautiful stalactite jewelry alternating with washed out passages.
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Sabine 🥾☀️🌸
July 10, 2019
Hiking
Attention: the caves cost entrance. Prices see photo. Unfortunately we did not have enough money 🥴
Annoying, if you stand directly in front of it.
Annoying, if you stand directly in front of it.
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Elevation 450 m
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Location: Baume-Les-Messieurs, Lons-Le-Saunier, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France