![]() The school vacations, and particularly the summer months, bring a large number of visitors to the site. To take advantage of the Thot park and its outdoor activities, it is preferable to focus on spring, summer and fall. But the temperature in the caves remains at 13° anyway! The Dordogne is particularly welcoming from April to October. The Lascaux caves are open to the public year-round. If you visit the cave of Lascaux with your family, your children will be delighted by the 3D cinema. ) and a beautiful model that represents the entire cave. This space contains 8 walls of the cave with the main motifs represented (The Great Black Cow, The Two Bisons, The Reversed Horse. With the help of a digital support (tablet) and the guide's comments, you will be able to jump back in time and imagine what the region was like when the paintings and engravings inside the cave were made, 17,000, 18,000 years ago. Sitting in front of a large bay window, you will have a panoramic view of the Vézère valley, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site. One of the most popular moments for the public during the visit of the Lascaux cave is the access to the roof of the building by elevator to reach the belvedere. This ultra-modern space of 8,000 m² is distinguished by its strange design (no straight walls), its good integration with the environment and the advanced technologies used to optimize the visitor experience. During the visit, you will see a faithful replica of the original cave and enter the international center of cave art, Lascaux IV. Discovered in the early 1940s, the Lascaux cave is now a popular tourist site where the Paleolithic era meets the latest technology. Nicknamed the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art," the Lascaux Caves in Montignac is one of the most popular and impressive prehistoric sites. ![]() Similarly, photographs are allowed in the center but forbidden in the caves.On the site of Lascaux IV awaits you a food point, in service from 10am to 5pm. The free tour is accessible to strollers, but these must be left in a locker for the visit of the cave part. You will then have access to the museum which you can visit freely and at your own pace. There is a fixed schedule for visiting the replicas of Lascaux IV. On both sites, remember to bring warm clothes, because even on the best summer days, the temperature of the caves is 13°. It is recommended to start with the cave of Lascaux II. Plan 2.5 hours to visit this second site.īoth visits can of course be done in the same day. Lascaux IV is the new replica, within the recently opened International Center of Cave Art. Sa visite, guidée, dure une 1h15 environ. Lascaux II désigne la reproduction de la grotte originale. Conveniently located, this famous cave is close to your vacation accommodation. Located in the Vézère Valley, this historic site can be reached in just 25 minutes from the Le Temps de Vivre campsite. Known as the "Sistine Chapel of cave art", this cave contains such famous frescoes that it overshadows other natural caves in the Dordogne. ![]() The geographical location of the Lascaux cave is in Montignac, north of Sarlat in Dordogne. This prehistoric cave traces the life of homo sapiens during the Prehistoric period, it has even entered the World Heritage of Humanity. Since 2016, you can visit it on the site the international center of parietal art Lascaux IV. A traveling reproduction called Lascaux III also exists. If the original cave is closed to the public since 1963 for its preservation, the facsimile Lascaux II reproduces identically a large part of the authentic cave paintings that you can discover in guided tour. A historical and even prehistoric monument, Lascaux in the Dordogne department has an ornate cave, a cavern and a cave open to the public. At the campground located in the Dordogne in the Périgord Noir, you will stay just 25 minutes from the caves of Lascaux, world famous for their beautiful cave paintings. ![]()
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