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Grotte Cosquer Méditerranée at the Villa Méditerranée in Marseille is a full-scale replica of the submerged prehistoric cave discovered in 1985, housing over 200 animal engravings and hand stencils. Find standard entry tickets and guided tour options here.
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Cosquer Cave Entry Ticket + City Tour With Audio Guide

2 hrs
Audio guide

  • Take an audio-guided tour of a replica of Cosquer Cave and the Mediterranean Gallery, at Cosquer Mediterranean.

  • A six-seater capsule takes you through a 220-meter route, in a 35-minute ride through semi-darkness.

  • End your visit at the 2,500 m² Mediterranean Gallery which focuses on the lives of the Homo sapiens who lived in the caves and the animals they shared their lives with.

  • Enjoy the rest of the day exploring the top sights of Marseille with a multilingual audio guide available on a sightseeing app.

More details

  • Take an audio-guided tour of a replica of Cosquer Cave and the Mediterranean Gallery, at Cosquer Mediterranean.

  • A six-seater capsule takes you through a 220-meter route, in a 35-minute ride through semi-darkness.

  • End your visit at the 2,500 m² Mediterranean Gallery which focuses on the lives of the Homo sapiens who lived in the caves and the animals they shared their lives with.

  • Enjoy the rest of the day exploring the top sights of Marseille with a multilingual audio guide available on a sightseeing app.

from
€24
Slide 1 of 11, Visitors exploring Cosquer Cave and Mucem Marseille illuminated at night.
Visitors exploring Cosquer Cave and Mucem Marseille illuminated at night.

Combo (Save 5%): Mucem Entry + Cosquer Cave & Marseille Tour with Audio Guides

Explore at your pace
Audio guide

  • A money-saver combo deal–three unique Marseille experiences with just one ticket.

  • With your skip-the-line tickets enter Mucem Museum, dedicated to Mediterranean and European history and culture.

  • Check out various exhibitions–temporary and permanent, and end the tour at the Mediterranean Gallery, hosting life-sized models of pre-historic animals.

  • Next, visit the Cosquer Cave (replica) where a six-seater capsule takes you through a 220 m-long route led by a multilingual audio guide.

  • End the day with a tour of the top sights of Marseille with a multilingual audio guide.

More details

  • A money-saver combo deal–three unique Marseille experiences with just one ticket.

  • With your skip-the-line tickets enter Mucem Museum, dedicated to Mediterranean and European history and culture.

  • Check out various exhibitions–temporary and permanent, and end the tour at the Mediterranean Gallery, hosting life-sized models of pre-historic animals.

  • Next, visit the Cosquer Cave (replica) where a six-seater capsule takes you through a 220 m-long route led by a multilingual audio guide.

  • End the day with a tour of the top sights of Marseille with a multilingual audio guide.

from Original price€35
€33.25

5% off

Pro tips to help you make a pick

Book a timed ticket online for weekends, summer, and French school holidays. It secures your slot and skips the on-site ticket-purchase queue, though you still wait for security and boarding.

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About Grotte Cosquer

Cosquer Méditerranée recreates a submerged prehistoric cave that ordinary visitors can never enter in reality, giving it a very different focus from a conventional archaeology museum. The ride-based format follows the original cave’s layout, including marine animals and hand stencils, then connects the art to the Calanques coastline, sea-level rise, and Henri Cosquer’s underwater discovery.

Did you know?

The real Cosquer Cave was discovered by professional diver Henri Cosquer in 1985, but its location stayed secret until an accident in 1991 forced official reporting.

Why visit Grotte Cosquer?

More Than 500 Reproduced Ice Age Figures

The replica brings together more than 500 reproduced parietal figures from the original cave. You see horses, ibex, marine animals, and hand stencils reconstructed from high-resolution recordings and 3D modeling, letting you study art that survives in a natural cave now closed to the public.

Plan your visit

Main Villa Méditerranée Entrance (Esplanade J4)

Located on Esplanade J4 between MuCEM and the sea, this is the only public entrance for Cosquer Méditerranée and sits at the base of the cantilevered Villa Méditerranée building over the water basin. All visitors use it, including timed-ticket holders, school groups, and organized groups. Reception and ticketing are inside the building, and tickets are checked at internal control points before visitors descend to the replica cave level. Bag checks are part of the entry process. Arrive about 15 minutes before your slot, as there may be a lobby or holding-area wait before boarding the exploration modules. The building includes elevators, though detailed step-free routing specific to Cosquer operations is not clearly published.

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