{"id":30552,"date":"2024-01-11T18:54:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T17:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacitedepierres.com\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2025-03-16T13:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T12:12:33","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lacitedepierres.com\/en\/understand\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_4,1_4&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; module_class=&#8221;vertical-align&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][dsm_text_notation notation_text=&#8221;About us&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;628c0914-d2dd-43fa-b9dc-280954509b32&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/dsm_text_notation][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; module_class=&#8221;vertical-align&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#8BC0CC&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Important information<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#8BC0CC&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a world of Giant Rock formations<\/li>\n<li>geological park<\/li>\n<li>private listed site<\/li>\n<li>open to the public<\/li>\n<li>120 hectares<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Cit\u00e9 de Pierres is a <strong>geological<\/strong> park in Occitania, near to Millau in Aveyron, it is located inside the Grand Causses Regional Natural Park, not far from Loz\u00e8re and the C\u00e9vennes.<\/p>\n<p>This is a <strong>private listed site<\/strong> containing a series of <strong>exceptional rock formations, monumental natural sculptures<\/strong>, created by erosion and nestled into a mysterious setting.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>site<\/strong> covers 120 hectares of <strong>wooded<\/strong> and <strong>rocky landscapes<\/strong> with amazing <strong>panoramic views<\/strong> over the Causses and the neighbouring gorges.<\/p>\n<p>The site was discovered in 1884 by Edouard Alfred Martel, the founding father of pot-holing. 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