Grotte de Font-de-Gaume
Font-de-Gaume is a cave near Les Eyzies in the Dordogne department of south-west France. The cave contains prehistoric polychrome cave paintings and engravings dating to the Magdalenian period.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Prehistory and Cro-Magnon rock shelter.
National Museum of Prehistory
Museum
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The National Museum of Prehistory is a French institution founded in 1918 by Denis Peyrony in the commune of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, in the Dordogne. Officially inaugurated on September 30, 1923, it is housed in what was formerly the Château de Tayac, purchased for this purpose by the State in 1913. National Museum of Prehistory is situated 1 km west of Grotte de Font-de-Gaume.
Cro-Magnon rock shelter
Archaeological site
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Cro-Magnon is an Aurignacian site, located in a rock shelter in the commune of Les Eyzies, Dordogne, southwestern France. Most notably, it is the site of the discovery of anatomically modern human remains, apparently buried at the site, dated to about 28,000 years ago. Cro-Magnon rock shelter is situated 1½ km west of Grotte de Font-de-Gaume.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sireuil and Peyzac-le-Moustier.
Sireuil
Village
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Sireuil is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Grotte de Font-de-Gaume.
Peyzac-le-Moustier
Village
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Peyzac-le-Moustier is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is known for the nearby archeological site of Le Moustier, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Peyzac-le-Moustier is situated 7 km northeast of Grotte de Font-de-Gaume.
Le Bugue
Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Bugue is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. Le Bugue is situated 8 km west of Grotte de Font-de-Gaume.
Grotte de Font-de-Gaume
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Les Eyzies, Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.93705° or 44° 56′ 13″ northLongitude
1.0267° or 1° 1′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8FP3W2PG+RMOpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
“Grotte de Font-de-Gaume” goes by many names.
- Ukrainian: “Фон-де-Гом”
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