The Dordogne harbours an underground network of countless treasures, including its natural caves, also known as crystal caves. These differ from parietal caves in their formation of concretion, columns and stalagmites.
Since 4 teenagers discovered it in 1940, the Lascaux cave painted nearly 17,000 years ago fascinates and intrigues. Closed in 1963 to ensure its preservation, it was placed under the protection of the French State.
The copy of Lascaux is situated 200m away from the original cave, up a hill overlooking Montignac, in the heart of the Vézère valley, listed as World heritage by UNESCO thanks to its many prehistoric sites. Lascaux II is the exact copy in three dimensions of Lascaux cave, closed to the...
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