Last Sunday we headed off to the Cevennes in search of a Vide Grenier in the little village of Laroque.
This is a particularly picturesque site at the very beginings of the river Herault about 1 and a half hours from us.

Having Vide-Grenied successfully we started to meander home and passed the signs for the Grottes des Demoiselles- which we will call the Cave of the Young Ladies.
Again on a whim we decided to make the tour which starts of with a ride in a funicular right into the heart of the mountain.

The highlight of the trip is the immense Cathedral Cavern in the mountain. Imagine , if you can , a cross between The Hall of the Mountain King , Tolkien’s Caves of Moria and the stairways in Hogwarts and you will get an idea.

I took some pictures but they really only give a vague notion of the grandeur of the place.

It had a remarkable Virgin and Child Stalacmite

And an impressive “Organ” of stalactites.

Apparently on some Christmases they hold midnight mass here- that’s one I would like to witness.