Rouffignac Cave

The Rouffignac cave, in the French commune of in the Dordogne département, contains over 250 engravings and cave paintings dating back to the Upper Paleolithic.
Wikipedia
Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave with prehistoric art
  • Also known as: “Grotte de Cro de Granville”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Sainte-Marie de Fleurac and Château de Miremont.

Church
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Rouffignac Cave.

Castle
Photo: Yricordel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle, which is situated 4 km southwest of Rouffignac Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peyzac-le-Moustier and Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère.

Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in in southwestern . It is known for the nearby archeological site of , which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. is situated 7 km east of Rouffignac Cave.

Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY 3.0.
is a commune in the department in in southwestern . It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Association. is situated 8 km east of Rouffignac Cave.

Rouffignac Cave

Latitude
45.00877° or 45° 0′ 32″ north
Longitude
0.98791° or 0° 59′ 17″ east
Open location code
8FQ22X5Q+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1708799586
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q550252
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Rouffignac Cave” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Пячора Руфіньяк”
  • Bosnian: “Pećina Rouffignac”
  • Catalan: “Cova de Rouffignac”
  • Dutch: “Grotte de Rouffignac”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف روفينياك”
  • Finnish: “Grotte de Rouffignac”
  • French: “grotte de Cro de Granville”
  • French: “grotte de Miremont”
  • French: “grotte de Rouffignac”
  • French: “Grotte de Rouffignac”
  • German: “Höhle von Rouffignac”
  • Hebrew: “מערת רופיניאק”
  • Hungarian: “Rouffignac-barlang”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grotte de Rouffignac”
  • Norwegian: “Grotte de Rouffignac”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Bauma de Rofinhac”
  • Polish: “Jaskinia Rouffignac”
  • Russian: “Пещера Руффиньяк”
  • Russian: “Руффиньяк”
  • Serbian: “Пећина Руфињак”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Rouffignac”
  • Swedish: “Rouffignacgrottan”
  • Turkish: “Rouffignac Cave”
  • Ukrainian: “Печера Руффіньяк”
  • Ukrainian: “Руффіньяк”
  • “Rouffignac Cave”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Château de Fleurac and Base ULM de Malbec.

Nearby Places

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