Fortified caves of Villecroze

  • Cave
  • Waterfall
  • Cliff
Boulevard Charles Bernard, 83690 Villecroze
Please note that the nearest station is more than
Villecroze’s troglodytic caves are cozily settled in the heart of a sunny cliff made of tufa. They successively belonged to Benedictine monks, to the local Lord (who fortified it) and eventually to the Municipality.
You will discover, over 5 levels, mullioned windows, arrow-slits, a passage behind the waterfall, small water reserves with numerous varied concretions, including large stalactites and frames of lacy tufa.

They formerly belonged to the Benedictines who took refuge there during the Saracen invasions. Vigilants, they lived there perhaps, defended themselves surely, escaped them sometimes without doubt by the enormous orifice of a monumental chimney which debouched on the top of the...

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From 1 April 2025 to 31 October 2025

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Location

Fortified caves of Villecroze
Boulevard Charles Bernard, 83690 Villecroze
Please note that the nearest station is more than
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Updated on 19 November 2024 at 14:08
by Office de Tourisme Intercommunal Lacs et Gorges du Verdon
(Offer identifier : 3266862)
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