Les Eyzies de Tayac - Font de Gaume Cave

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Description

(Local Name: Grotte de Font de Gaume) Font de Gaume Cave has some of the best Magdalenian period cave paintings in the region. There are polychrome paintings as well as engravings, which show animals such as bison, horses and mammoths.

The cave was used extensively during the 19th century, but its prehistoric significance was not recognized until 1901.

Hobbies & Activities category: Cave; Prehistoric site or exhibit

Address

Les Eyzies-de-Tayac - Abri de Laugerie-Haute
Route de Sarlat
F-24620 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac
France

Hours

March 1 to March 31

Open	9:30	9:30	Closed	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30
Closed	12:00	12:00		12:00	12:00	12:00	12:00
Open	14:00	14:00		14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00
Closed	17:30	17:30		17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30

April 1 to September 30

Open	9:00	9:00	Closed	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00
Closed	12:00	12:00		12:00	12:00	12:00	12:00
Open	14:00	14:00		14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00
Closed	18:00	18:00		18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00

October 1 to October 31

Open	9:30	9:30	Closed	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30
Closed	12:00	12:00		12:00	12:00	12:00	12:00
Open	14:00	14:00		14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00
Closed	17:30	17:30		17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30

November 1 to February 28

Open	10:00	10:00	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Closed	12:00	12:00		12:00	12:00	12:00	12:00
Open	14:00	14:00		14:00	14:00	14:00	14:00
Closed	17:00	17:00		17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1) May Day / Labor Day (May 1) All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1) Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11) Christmas - Christian (December 25)