St Cirq-Lapopie Attractions
St-Cirq-Lapopie (pop. 200), magnificently situated on a crag above the Lot, is a picturesque little village of lovingly restored old houses. In the Middle Ages it was a village of wood-turners. Near St-Cirq-Lapopie is the cave of Pech-Merle.
Near St-Cirq-Lapopie is the cave of Pech-Merle, a prehistoric cult site, discovered in 1922, with evidence of human occupation 20,000 years ago - painted or incized figures of bisons, mammoths (of the Aurignacian period) and horses.
The 1,200 meter-long cave is made up of seven rooms, including the famous main cave. The cave is part of the Pech-Merle Prehistory Center, along with the Amédée-Lemozi Museum.
Address:
Grotte de Pech-Merle, F-46330 Cabrerets, France
Hours:
April 6 to November 2: 9:30am-12pm, 1:30pm-5pm
Tips: Groups admitted by prior arrangement only.
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