Grotte des Châtaigniers
Grotte des Châtaigniers is a cave in Vallon-Pont-d’Arc, Arrondissement of Largentière, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Grotte des Châtaigniers is situated nearby to Chauvet Cave, as well as near the cave Grotte de la Vacheresse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chauvet Cave and Grotte de la Vacheresse.
Chauvet Cave
Cave
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The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave in the Ardèche department of southeastern France is a cave that contains some of the best-preserved figurative cave paintings in the world, as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life. Chauvet Cave is situated 280 metres north of Grotte des Châtaigniers.
Grotte de la Vacheresse
Cave
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Grotte de la Vacheresse is a cave, which is situated 290 metres north of Grotte des Châtaigniers.
Grotte des Huguenots
Cave
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Grotte des Huguenots is a cave, which is situated 640 metres west of Grotte des Châtaigniers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pont d’Arc and Salavas.
Pont d’Arc
Locality
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The Pont d'Arc is a large natural bridge, located in the Ardèche département in the south of France, 5 km from the town of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc. The arch, formed when the river Ardèche broke through a narrow escarpment between its meander, is 59 metres wide and 34 m high at the top of the opening.
Salavas
Village
Photo: René Dinkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salavas is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Salavas is situated 3 km west of Grotte des Châtaigniers.
Vagnas
Village
Photo: Raymond SÉNÈQUE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vagnas is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Vagnas is situated 6 km southwest of Grotte des Châtaigniers.
Grotte des Châtaigniers
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Vallon-Pont-d’Arc, Arrondissement of Largentière, Ardèche and Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.38558° or 44° 23′ 8″ northLongitude
4.41616° or 4° 24′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8FP69CP8+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 4897728746OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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