03 Jun See 29,000 year-old paintings in the Pech Merle cave
Why visit?
In the Pech Merle cave you can see original 29,000 year-old paintings and literally walk in the footsteps of prehistoric humans, seeing their as you can see fossilized footprints on the ground.
Who’s concerned?
Families, Prehistory and cave art lovers
Time needed at least
2 hours
Why visit?
In the Pech Merle cave you can see original 29,000 year-old paintings and literally walk in the footsteps of prehistoric humans, seeing their as you can see fossilized footprints on the ground.
Who’s concerned?
Families, Prehistory and cave art lovers
Time needed at least
2 hours
The Lot has its own Lascaux, the Pech Merle cave, decorated with mammoths, bisons and horses, some of which are spotted. Human presence is tangible with outlines of human hands on the walls and fossilized footprints on the ground. The paintings you see here are originals, 29,000 years old!