So, today is the last full day in Constant and the temperature has been steadily rising over the past few days. Yesterday worked well by keeping things simple and today is hopefully a repeat. There's no point in chasing around for no great advantage. As with yesterday we have a tasty lunch, then prepare to leave. The distance to our destination is similar to yesterday too and that helps for an early return on the last night here. The subject for today is a cave.
To reach it, the GPS guides us through Limeuil and over the Vezere River, then crossing the Dordogne finding The Grotte de Maxange named after the father and son who discovered the cave.
We arrive at the cave to find a small car park then proceed to the entrance. Here a ticket for the cave including a guide can be bought for 11.50 Euro and on this occasion I have to go for it. Inside, there is a souvenir shop, a small restaurant with toilets and activity for kids. Before we enter the cave, there is the suggestion to take some extra clothing as the temperature hardly rises above 13 Celsius.
The cave was only discovered in August 2000 when working the adjacent quarry, A small crack appeared after blasting the rock. Angel Caballero who had worked to quarry for 20 years, noticed a crack appear by accident and began to investigate. After three sessions of work to empty the earth that filled the entrance and make a passage, Angel Caballero discovered the first crystallizations. This cavity was the entrance to an incredible sight which started to be shared with visitors in 2005. In 2009 a new gallery opened and in 2014 an extension to the cave. For 2025, a new tour has been arranged.
As we enter the cave an amazing spectacle awaits. In the heart of the earth, stalactites, stalagmites, fistuleuwses, magnificent panels of aragonites and especially spectacular formations called eccentrics can be found. The latter is a natural and extremely rare phenomenon which can be seen here numbering in the thousands.
We reappear in the sunlight while the cave reverts to darkness the way it was for millennia. So far there is no evidence of human activity, although there seems to be traces of bear claw marks.
It's another great result as we head back to Constant by another route. This takes us to Cingle de Tremolat. Located between the towns of Tremolat and Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang, the Cingle de Tremolat is a bend in the Dordogne. This sinuous river bed forms a beautiful loop, with a perfectly rounded outline. To appreciate this unusual site, you have to reach the belvedere, which offers you a panoramic view of the cingle, the Dordogne which winds towards Limeuil, the plots of fields and meadows, and the surrounding villages. This postcard landscape will delight photographers! Curiously, as we arrive a new mobile restaurant has been established, actually about to open this evening for the first time. It does look promising with tables set out at the viewpoint. Good luck with that I say. Now lets head back to Constant and enjoy the finals hours of Perigord night air.

Source: Visit