The Lascaux cave, located in Montignac, is sometimes said to be the Sistine Chapel of prehistoric caves. For decades the original caves have been closed to the public, but an extremely meticulous reconstruction does not suggest that this is the case. Lascaux attracts visitors from...
The Gouffre de Padirac is a mysterious, 30 meter wide and 75 meter deep well which for centuries was a source of superstition and ghost stories. Now anyone who is willing can descend into the hole, either by stairs or by elevator, for spectacular boat...
The Pech-Merle cave is no less than 2 km long. Part of it contains original prehistoric drawings of bison, horses, mammoths, aurochs, deer and handprints. The most famous image is that of the dotted horse, an image that really burns itself into your memory. A...
The caves of Cougnac are located in Payrignac, not far from Gourdon. They contain petroglyphs from about 30,000 years ago - few other figurative drawings of that age are accessible to the public! A visit to the caves takes an hour, and groups are capped...
