Parks & Gardens
Parks & GardensLes Caves du Commandeur
Montfort-sur-Argens
A sealed door beneath Jardin des Trois Lucs hides prehistoric caves discovered in 1848—complete with elephant bones and a 60-meter-deep dry lake that once fed a brewery.
Prehistoric cave system
Underground lake
Industrial heritage
Elephant fossils
Tips
🦴elephant remains found in the galleries
🍺Phénix Brewery used the underground lake until 1970
🚫still owned by Heineken, not open to visitors
Les Caves du Commandeur
Montfort-sur-ArgensOpen
Parks & GardensParks & GardensA sealed door beneath Jardin des Trois Lucs hides prehistoric caves discovered in 1848—complete with elephant bones and a 60-meter-deep dry lake that once fed a brewery.
Prehistoric cave system
Underground lake
Industrial heritage
Elephant fossils
Tips
🦴elephant remains found in the galleries
🍺Phénix Brewery used the underground lake until 1970
🚫still owned by Heineken, not open to visitors