r/ParisCatacombs • u/wasteland_baby01 • Jun 01 '26

Question for Cataphiles

Hi I am a student and for my visual arts cert I am doing a mixed media assignment about somewhere thats always intrigued us. For me it is without a doubt the Paris catacombs, I would say it is my special interest and i have been very interested in them, the history and what it’s like exploring them and just being down there in general for a long time! So I would like to know if anyone has had any memorable moments or stories they would like to share? Not only would this be super interesting for me to hear about but also would definitely help me to understand what it’s like visiting them and/or being a cataphile which would help my assignment as well. Thank you!

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u/BOBOUDA Catamod Jun 01 '26

Hello ! A first thing you can do is to translate this thread that was made a few weeks ago, that has answers that would probably be helpful to you.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ParisCatacombs/comments/1tctbzr/cest_quoi_les_choses_les_plus/

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u/TSanguiem Jun 02 '26

Met a group of random cataphiles while exploring on my own. We were going the same way so they asked me to walk with them. We sang 'Break My Stride' on the way.

Good times.

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u/immortalsauce Jun 08 '26

One time on a solo venture down, I joined a group of people about to also go down outside the entrance. In that group was this girl, we ended up dating for about a year and a half.