• Outlines of a lioness and a small group of horses of the Celtic or Arab type, a delicate wall engraving in the Diverticule final of the cavern of Font-de-Gaume.
  • Font-de-Gaume is a cave near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in the Dordogne départment of south-west France.
  • Only 80 people are allowed into Font de Gaume per day, & only 42 into des combarelles. Tickets cannot be bought in advance & the ticket office opens at 9:30am.
  • The Font-de-Gaume cave is a marvellous example of prehistoric art from the Madgalenian period with a truly remarkable group of polychrome wall paintings and...
  • as of January 2018 it is no longer possible to buy tickets in advance for Font de Gaume, Les Combarelles and Abri Cap Blanc.
  • Située au Eyzies-de-Tayac, la grotte de Font-de-Gaume est le dernier sanctuaire paléolithique comportant des peintures polychromes encore accessible au...
  • Font de Gaume plan Map of the passages in the Font de Gaume. 1 A bison, with only the head very clear. 2 The hindquarters of a second bison.
  • France This Way review: the caves at Font-de-Gaume are one of the most interesting prehistoric sites in France and a visit is recommended.
  • Font de Gaume is such a rare and valuable site that there is always talk of the cave being closed for its own protection.