Chapter 1
The funicular: welcome aboard your imagination
The first
Created when the cave opened to the public in 1931 , and modernized several times, the line has kept its period charm . In addition to avoiding 300 steps to climb (you can descend them on the return if you wish), it offers your visit a spectacular preamble . In a few minutes of a 36% incline ride, along the 160-meter tunnel, your mind prepares for the underground adventure.
The departure takes place from a station integrated into the reception pavilion, completely rebuilt in the 2000s. From the middle of the tunnel, on your left, a cave bear surprises you: it is the life-size reproduction Ursus Spelaeus, discovered in the upper network of the Grotto during the first installations in 1929. On your arrival, the mechanism of the electric funicular is revealed in a glass cabin. The discovery of the cave can begin.