Go to Clamouse Location
The Clamouse cave is located in the Occitanie region, in the Hérault department, between Saint-Jean-de-Fos and Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, along the Hérault Gorges, 40 km from the coast and 35 km from Montpellier.
Direct access from the free motorways A75 and A750 motorways, exit Gignac
- 40 km from Montpellier (A750 direction Lodève, Millau, exit 59 Gignac-centre)
- 50 km from Palavas les flots (A750 direction Lodève, Millau, exit 59 Gignac-centre)
- 55 km from Sète
- 65 km from Beziers (A75 direction Millau, Paris, exit 58 Gignac )
Les Gorges de l'Hérault, a valley of legend :
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By car
From Montpellier : Take the free highway A750 direction Millau – Exit 59 “Gignac” – Follow Gignac then Aniane.
From Millau : Take the free highway A75 then the A750 direction Montpellier – Exit 58 “Gignac” – At the roundabout take the first on the right direction Lagamas – At Lagamas follow Saint-Jean-de-Fos / Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
From Narbonne : Take the A9 direction Beziers – Turn off at the A75 direction Millau – then on to the A750 direction Montpellier – Exit 58 “Gignac” – At the roundabout take the first right direction Lagamas – At Lagamas follow Saint-Jean-de-Fos / Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
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Car parks around the Clamouse cave here.
Our car parks are always FREE for ticketed visitors.
NB: the car park charges €10 per vehicle per day (from 10am to 7pm) for people who are not visiting the Clamouse cave. The car park barrier is lowered at 8pm.
On busy days we also recommend the following car parks:
Be clever when visiting the Hérault gorges.
- Car park of Saint-Jean-De-Fos here 1.7 km from the cave, a picturesque village where you can visit the Argileum pottery museum.
- Car park of Pont du Diable here very close to the cave.
Price €8 per day in high season, with free shuttle service to the Clamouse cave and Saint Guilhem le désert.
From this car park the free shuttle Argileum will take you to the Pont du Diable, right next to the Clamouse cave, then easy, direct access by bus to the village of St Guilhem le Désert.
Take the shuttle bus to the "salle polyvalente" stop. It runs every 30 minutes from 11am to 7.30pm, from 13 July to 18 August.
By bus
From Montpellier : bus #668 (#308) with Hérault Transport with stop in from of the Cave.
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