• 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 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.
  • 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, cave near Les Eyzies, in Dordogne, France, known for its lavish prehistoric wall paintings.
  • We stayed in Sarlat (a medevial town) and then drove the next am to Les Eyzies where we had pre arranged an English guided tour of Font de Gaume.
  • Since the beginning of 2018 it is no longer possible to buy tickets for Font de Gaume or Les Combarelles in advance.
  • The cave of Font-de-Gaume with its polychrome decorations is one of the most beautiful palaeolithic sanctuaries.
  • Font-de-Gaume is a cave near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in the Dordogne départment of south-west France.
  • La figure la plus connue de Font-de-Gaume ne représente pas des bisons mais une scène naturaliste mettant en valeur un couple de rennes affrontés.
  • Font de Gaume is such a rare and valuable site that there is always talk of the cave being closed for its own protection.