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Gouffre de Cabrespine
Overlooking the little village of Cabrespine in the Aude département, near the Pic de Nore, highest point of the Montagne Noire, the Gouffre Géant de Cabrespine is one of the largest caves in the world open to tourism. The vast underground network is run through by an underground river whose bed is cut in blue marble. Flowing several kilometres underground, this river sees daylight again at the foot of the "Cathar" castles of Lastours.
The Gouffre de Cabrespine is a developed cavity open to the public. Its artificial entrance opens above the village of Cabrespine, in the Aude, near the Pic de Nore, highest point of the Montagne Noire. The cavity holds volumes of great size, 80 metres wide by 145 metres deep, but it is above all known for its concretions.
