Caves of Isturitz and Oxocelhaya Museums in Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue

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Opening hours

Open

  • Monday 01:30 pm - 05:00 pm
  • Tuesday 01:30 pm - 05:00 pm
  • Wednesday 01:30 pm - 05:00 pm
  • Thursday 01:30 pm - 05:00 pm
  • Friday 01:30 pm - 05:00 pm
  • Saturday 01:30 pm - 05:00 pm
  • Sunday 01:30 pm - 05:00 pm

Closes at 05:00 pm

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Useful information

  • Qualité Tourisme
  • Guide du Routard
  • Guide Vert Michelin
  • Gites de France
  • Trip Advisor
  • Biarritz Pays Basque by Instinct
  • Sites et Musées en Pays Basque
  • Not accessible to people with reduced mobility
  • Monument Historique

Location : In the countryside

Province : Basse Navarre

Services

  • Bank cards accepted
  • Basque spoken
  • Chèques Vacances (Holiday voucher)
  • English spoken
  • Entertainment
  • Groups
  • Parking
  • Snack
  • Spanish spoken
  • English

    • Caves listed as a Historic Monument Prehistory and Geology European Cultural Route

       This mineral jewel located 30 minutes from Biarritz and essential for Prehistory in Europe, invites you to a surprising discovery : 2 superimposed caves for a 1 hour guided tour, impressive mineral sanctuary.

      2 stars in the Michelin Green Guide. European Cultural Route.

      • Special visits, dates to consult on the site: caves-isturitz.com
      • Reservations required
      • Photos, dates to consult on the site
      • Art and Prehistory, date on our website
      • Sound and sensory visit last visit on Sunday at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. depending on the season

      Family ticket (2 parents / 3 children) 35 €.
      Museum, "Nature and Prehistory" shop
      July and August: local snack

      Pet not accepted

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Traveller Reviews Caves of Isturitz and Oxocelhaya

4.6 sur 5 1797 reviews

  • Adinda Minnebo

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Adinda Minnebo on 01/08/2024

    Wonderful place to visit ! It exceeded our expectations by far ! Reasonable price, great guide, a bit off the tourist track so fairly quiet. The caves have a rich geologic history ànd an impressive long history of human presence. After the visit : locally produced snacks available. We stumbled across this place online when researching archeological finds that were on display in the Abbeye d'Arthous (also worth a visit !) and are very happy to have made a small turnaround.

  • V LIS

    3 sur 5 Reviews posted by V LIS on 07/09/2024

    Beautiful cave with lots to see. We were there with a 4 year old and we don’t speak French - in that case, the talking is quite long…

  • samy segura

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by samy segura on 01/11/2024

    Wonderful place to visit if you’re an prehistory buff. Small glance into our past.

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Traveller Reviews Caves of Isturitz and Oxocelhaya

4.5 sur 5 470 reviews

  • "Not a good translation."

    3 / 5 Reviews posted by bmbleeker (Soest, The Netherlands) on 11/07/2023

    The cave itself was fantastic. We got lucky that we had such a small group. We are a family of 4, another family of 3, & a couple. Only one group was french yet the entire tour was in french. The...

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  • "Beautiful. Well worth the drive."

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by Excursion775227 (Stockholm, Sweden) on 01/05/2019

    We were staying over near Sare but drove over here as we heard it has many stalagmites etc than the Grottes de Sare. Inside it really is quite spectacular, and really varied. Fascinating to imagine...

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  • "Fascinating and jaw dropping"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by MongerNick (Gremberghoven, Germany) on 21/07/2017

    We chose to pay a visit to the caves as the weather had turned bad and it was too cold for the beach. We were so glad for the change in weather, as otherwise we would have missed this amazing tour...

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Address

Quartier, Hiribehere
64640 Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue

Contacts

Phone : 05 59 29 64 72

Website of Caves of Isturitz and Oxocelhaya

GPS coordinates

43° 21'14.87"N, 1° 12'1.85"W

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