Grotte de la Vache d’Or
Grotte de la Vache d’Or is a cave in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Arrondissement of Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Grotte de la Vache d’Or is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Pas du Cervier, as well as near History Museum ‘Jean Garcin’.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fontaine de Vaucluse and Musée du Monde Souterrain de Norbert Casteret.
Fontaine de Vaucluse
Spring
Photo: Kremtak, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Fontaine de Vaucluse is a karst spring in the commune of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, France. It is the largest karst spring in metropolitan France by flow and fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of 630,000,000 to 700,000,000 cubic metres of water.
Musée du Monde Souterrain de Norbert Casteret
Museum
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Musée du Monde Souterrain de Norbert Casteret is a museum, which is situated 490 metres southwest of Grotte de la Vache d’Or.
Musée Pétrarque
Museum
Photo: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain.
Musée Pétrarque is a museum, which is situated 530 metres southwest of Grotte de la Vache d’Or.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fontaine-de-Vaucluse and Saumane-de-Vaucluse.
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Village
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Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. Its name comes from the spring of the same name; the name Vaucluse itself comes from the Latin phrase vallis clausa or "closed valley".
Saumane-de-Vaucluse
Village
Photo: KoS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saumane-de-Vaucluse is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 886. It was the boyhood home of the Marquis de Sade. Saumane-de-Vaucluse is situated 2½ km northwest of Grotte de la Vache d’Or.
Lagnes
Village
Photo: Ampon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lagnes is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Lagnes is situated 4 km southwest of Grotte de la Vache d’Or.
Grotte de la Vache d’Or
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Arrondissement of Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.92515° or 43° 55′ 31″ northLongitude
5.13374° or 5° 8′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8FM7W4GM+3FOpenStreetMap ID
node 4881795399OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pas du Cervier and History Museum ‘Jean Garcin’.
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