• 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.
  • Located in Les Eyzies, in the heart of Périgord Noir, the Grotte de Font-de-Gaume is one of the most beautiful Paleolithic sanctuaries in the world.
  • 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.
  • Located in Les Eyzies, in the heart of the Périgord Noir, the Font-de-Gaume cave is one of the most beautiful Paleolithic sanctuaries in the world.
  • The Grotte de Font-de-Gaume is famous for its cave paintings from the Magdalenian period.
  • Font-de-Gaume. Set in a lush valley with a beautiful trail leading to it, Font-de-Gaume is one of the few painted caves people are allowed to visit, which is a very...
  • Classified as an historical monument, the Font-de-Gaume cave is the last cavity with polychrome paintings in Aquitaine still open to the public.
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  • The prehistoric paintings in the Font-de-Gaume caves near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac were discovered at the turn of the 20th century by Denis Peyrony.
  • Font de Gaume is such a rare and valuable site that there is always talk of the cave being closed for its own protection.