Grotte du Cheval
Grotte du Cheval is a cave in Arcy-sur-Cure, Arrondissement of Avallon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Grotte du Cheval is situated nearby to the cave Grotte de l’Hyène, as well as near Abri du Lagopède.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grotte du Renne and Grotte des Fées.
Grotte du Renne
Cave
Photo: Pueblopassingby, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grotte du Renne is one of the many caves at Arcy-sur-Cure in France, an archaeological site of the Middle/Upper Paleolithic period in the Yonne departement, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grotte des Fées
Cave
Photo: Pueblopassingby, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grotte des Fées is a cave, which is situated 170 metres southwest of Grotte du Cheval.
Manoir du Chastenay
Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arcy-sur-Cure and Bessy-sur-Cure.
Arcy-sur-Cure
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Arcy-sur-Cure is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. The caves of Arcy-sur-Cure, just south of the commune, hold the second-oldest cave paintings known, after those of Chauvet Cave.
Bessy-sur-Cure
Village
Bessy-sur-Cure is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. Bessy-sur-Cure is situated 4 km northwest of Grotte du Cheval.
Lucy-sur-Cure
Village
Grotte du Cheval
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Grotte des Mammouths”
- Category: landform
- Location: Arcy-sur-Cure, Arrondissement of Avallon, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.59092° or 47° 35′ 27″ northLongitude
3.76347° or 3° 45′ 49″ eastElevation
127 metres (417 feet)Open location code
8FV5HQR7+99OpenStreetMap ID
node 5764483116OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q55597138
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Grotte du Cheval” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Grotte du Cheval”
- French: “grotte du Cheval”
- French: “Grotte du Cheval”
Notable Places Nearby
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