The underground city of Naours in the Somme

Spectacular caves dug in the bowels of the Earth, troglodyte sites inhabited since the Middle Ages or ancestral maturing cellars… In the four corners of France, these underground sites responsible for history invites us to visits off the beaten track.

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In the Somme, the Cité underground of Naours, better known as the Grottes de Naours, was composed of its peak of 28 galleries and 300 rooms entirely dug by the hand of man in the limestone of the Picard plateau. Busy since the Middle Ages, this city has been around since the Middle Ages. underground which served as a refuge for the inhabitants of the village during wars and invasions is recognized as one of the largest in the North of France.
© Cité souterraine de Naours Pause Cité souterraine de Naours Gouffre de Padirac Forteresse troglodyte de Jonas Rive cachée du Canal Saint… Carrière Wellington d'Arras Grotte Saint-Marcel d'Ardèche Fort de Schoenenbourg sur… Musée des égouts de Paris Site troglodytique de… Caves de Roquefort