• Font-de-Gaume is a cave near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in the Dordogne départment of south-west France.
  • Exiting Les Eyzies, towards Sarlat, a cave containing numerous painted and/or engraved parietal figures : Font-de-Gaume! ... La grotte de Font-de-Gaume.
  • 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.
  • Unesco World Heritage Site since 1979, Font-de-Gaume is an ornate cave, and one of the world's finest Paleolithic sanctuaries still open to the public.
  • The Grotte de Font-de-Gaume is famous for its cave paintings from the Magdalenian period.
  • Classified as an historical monument, the Font-de-Gaume cave is the last cavity with polychrome paintings in Aquitaine still open to the public.
  • Font de Gaume is such a rare and valuable site that there is always talk of the cave being closed for its own protection.
  • The first paintings in Font-de-Gaume were "discovered" in 1901, but more were found over the years as the cave was excavated.
  • Grotte de Font de Gaume in Les Eyzies, France is a cave containing a series of prehistoric paintings dating back to the Stone Age.
  • 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.