Grottoes of Ferrand

Grottoes of Ferrand
French: Grottes de Ferrand
Interactive map of Grottoes of Ferrand
LocationSaint-Hippolyte, Gironde, France
Coordinates44°52′53.9″N 0°07′25.4″W / 44.881639°N 0.123722°W / 44.881639; -0.123722

The Grottoes of Ferrand (French: Grottes de Ferrand) are a series of 17th-century artificial grottoes on the estate of the Château de Ferrand in Saint-Hippolyte, Gironde, in southwestern France, near the town of Saint-Émilion.

Carved out of an escarpment hanging over the road to Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse, the grottoes were designed as a network of interconnected chambers. Originally a lavish folly furnished with salons, bedrooms, orangeries, and shrines to mythic and political figures, the grottoes have long since been plundered and abandoned.

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