(...first of all, I'm sorry for the translation from french to english)

This blog is intended mainly for Paris members.
I'm not saying that others find no interest in this subject, except during a sightseeing tour of Paris.

Paris is a beautiful city, everyone likes the lights, department stores like Galeries Lafayette, everyone wants to climb up the Eiffel Tower or the Montparnasse Tower.

But there is a little known Paris, and yet as frequently visited as many other attractions.
I mean the Catacombs, or should I say the stone quarries and underground.

An extensive network of 300km of tunnels and rooms carved into the stone, where the official catacombs of Paris are only one tenth of the total area (and in addition you must pay for the visit)

The Catacombs of which I want to talk, that are totally illegal and whose access is kept secret by a few regulars, the "cataphiles" , is a gathering place for many celebrations underground, a place of pilgrimage for some people, and adventure for others.

A place where light does not have a place and time has no value.
your only survival element residing in your headlamp, your pack of beer ... and a good map!

I'm not going to write tons, the few photos below speak for themselves.

You must know that it is not advisable to venture alone, without a map, and without someone who knows the place.
It is extremely easy to get lost.
Even after years of practice, I sometimes go round in circles.

(...first of all, I'm sorry for the translation from french to english)

This blog is intended mainly for Paris members.
I'm not saying that others find no interest in this subject, except during a sightseeing tour of Paris.

Paris is a beautiful city, everyone likes the lights, department stores like Galeries Lafayette, everyone wants to climb up the Eiffel Tower or the Montparnasse Tower.

But there is a little known Paris, and yet as frequently visited as many other attractions.
I mean the Catacombs, or should I say the stone quarries and underground.

An extensive network of 300km of tunnels and rooms carved into the stone, where the official catacombs of Paris are only one tenth of the total area (and in addition you must pay for the visit)

The Catacombs of which I want to talk, that are totally illegal and whose access is kept secret by a few regulars, the "cataphiles" , is a gathering place for many celebrations underground, a place of pilgrimage for some people, and adventure for others.

A place where light does not have a place and time has no value.
your only survival element residing in your headlamp, your pack of beer ... and a good map!

I'm not going to write tons, the few photos below speak for themselves.

You must know that it is not advisable to venture alone, without a map, and without someone who knows the place.
It is extremely easy to get lost.
Even after years of practice, I sometimes go round in circles.