The Padirac chasm

The Padirac chasm is one of the largest underground sites in France, and the most visited. A majestic natural cavity 75 meters high and 35 meters in diameter. The Gouffre de Padirac is a must see in the Causse du Quercy in the Lot region. Located 11 km from Rocamadour, it is only 30 minutes from your hotel La Garissade de Labastide Murat.

Discover an amazing place that will delight both young and old. The figures speak almost for themselves: an orifice 35 meters in diameter, a chasm that plunges 75 meters from the surface of the causse. At the bottom, 103 meters underground, runs the Padirac river, which flows in a network of galleries of more than 40 km.

Sail on groundwater from your hotel near the Gouffre de Padirac

The visit is made by boat, maneuvered by a boatman, in the kilometers of galleries open to the public. You will be amazed by the Grande Pendeloque, a stalactite over 60 meters long, suspended above the Rainy Lake, the Lac des Gours (succession of natural dams) and the Grand Dome Room, 94 meters high.