Grotte Cosquer (TILOS / no diving)

Diving is prohibited. The prehistoric painted cave in the Triperie calanque at Cap Morgiou was declared by Henri Cosquer on 3 September 1991; since then the site has been secured and closed to all divers not accredited by the Ministry of Culture, and it was listed as a historic monument on 2 September 1992. The Calanques National Park lists it among its forbidden zones.

Facts

• Region: France – Provence & Côte d'Azur
• Area: Calanques, Riou & Cassis
• Level: advanced
• Current: low
• Type: cave
• Coordinates: 43.20202, 5.45042 (approximate)
• Highlights: prehistoric painted cave, listed historic monument
• Closed / banned site: True
• Tips: Access is controlled by the Ministry of Culture (DRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur / DRASSM, +33 4 91 14 28 00, le-drassm@culture.gouv.fr). See the cave in the Cosquer Méditerranée replica in Marseille instead.

Sources

• https://grotte-cosquer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DP-Cosquer-2024-VF-WEB.pdf
• https://www.calanques-parcnational.fr/sites/calanques-parcnational.fr/files/2025-02/Plong%C3%A9e.pdf
• https://www.culture.gouv.fr/Demarches-en-ligne/Par-type-de-demarche/Declaration-renouvellement/Decouverte-de-bien-culturel-maritime