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
Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Cave
  • …is also known as “Grotte de Cro de Granville”
  • Description: cave with prehistoric art

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Sainte-Marie de Fleurac and Château de Miremont.
Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Rouffignac Cave.
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.
Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the … is situated 7 km east of Rouffignac Cave.
Père Igor, CC BY 3.0.
is a commune in the … is situated 8 km east of Rouffignac Cave.

Rouffignac Cave

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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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Château de Fleurac and Base ULM de Malbec.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Granville and La Costesouille.

Dordogne: Highlights

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