Yesterday, the XIXth century

 "Before venturing into this imposing cave, in this magic den which darkness makes you shudder, you have to provide yourself with a strong staff to sustain your steps and lots of torches to guide you".

( 1847 VEDEL )

    
Today, light and sound effects

   The Sare cave’s arrangement stands out thanks to its originality ones its quality. The intervention of several groups of Engineers, Artists, Technicians, Prehistorians, Historians Basque anes and others have enabled the protection of this ancestral patrimony.
    The tour is rythmed thanks to light and sound effects which use new technologies for the first time in the underground world.
    Moreover, the new tour shows the cave at its best and stands off places not much exploited until nowadays. The tour is easy, open to everybody thanks to a pavement path.

A new tour thanks to a new scenario

   The new scenario focuses on 3 main themes : the geology of the cave, Basque people’s popular believes and their Mythology, the Origin of Basque people.

   We are able to enter upon these themes thanks to JM de Barandiaran who made a lot of work in these fields. Furthermore we would like to thank the Basque Culture Institute and Michel Duvert (Barandiaran’s work’s specialist) for their valuable contribute.

   The tour lasts 45 minutes. It can be in French, in Basque, in Spanish or in English.

 The Laminak are back...

   The Sare cave was their favorite dwelling in the past , however we haven’t seen them around for a longtime now…

   We have been told that some of them are back. Born from Basque mythology and popular believes, the laminak are overnatural beings with human appearance. They live next to the springs and in the caves. They are inoffensive and they can do humans a lot of services.

   To make such a meeting possible, a sculptor modeled this character thanks to his imagination and above all thanks JM de Barandiaran ‘s writings Yves Gentet (lasers physics specialist) gave this mythical being its mysterious dimension. This lasers expert created (specially for the Sare cave) an holographic representation which floats over the rock.

Unique in the underground world !