Pech Merle

Pech Merle is a French hillside cave at , in the Lot département of the region, about 32 kilometres east of , by road. It is one of the few prehistoric cave painting sites in France that remains open to the general public, albeit with an entry fee.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: decorated cave in southwestern France
  • Also known as: “Grotte de Pech-Merle” and “Pech Merle cave”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Château de Cabrerets and Église de Cabrerets.

Castle
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The is a castle in the commune of in the département of France. is situated 1 km southeast of Pech Merle.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Pech Merle.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km east of Pech Merle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bouziès and Saint-Cirq-Lapopie.

Village
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is a commune in the department in southwestern . is situated 2½ km south of Pech Merle.

Village
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is a commune in the department in south-western France. It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association. Its position on a steep cliff 100m above the river, originally selected for defence, has helped make the town one of the most popular tourist destinations in the department, and the entire town is almost a museum. is situated 5 km south of Pech Merle.

Village
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is a commune in the department in south-western . is situated 6 km southeast of Pech Merle.

Pech Merle

Latitude
44.50756° or 44° 30′ 27″ north
Longitude
1.64422° or 1° 38′ 39″ east
Open location code
8FP3GJ5V+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 642342553
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q1758359
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Pech Merle” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Пячора Пеш Мерль”
  • Catalan: “cova de Pech Merle”
  • Catalan: “Cova de Pech Merle”
  • Catalan: “Gruta de Pech Merle”
  • Dutch: “Grot van Pech Merle”
  • Dutch: “Pech Merle”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بيتش ميرل”
  • French: “Grotte de Pech Merle”
  • French: “grotte du Pech Merle”
  • French: “Grotte du Pech Merle”
  • Galician: “Cova de Pech Merle”
  • Galician: “Gruta de Pech Merle”
  • German: “Grotte de Pech Merle”
  • German: “Pech Merle”
  • German: “Pech-Merle”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο Πες Μερλ”
  • Greek: “Σπήλαιο του Πες Μερλ”
  • Italian: “Grotta del Pech-Merle”
  • Japanese: “ぺシュメール”
  • Japanese: “ペシュメルル洞窟”
  • Lithuanian: “Pėš Merl urvas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pech Merle”
  • Norwegian: “Pech Merle”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Balma del Puèg Mèrle”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Cauna del Puèg Mèrle”
  • Polish: “Pech Merle”
  • Portuguese: “Caverna de Pech Merle”
  • Romanian: “Peche Merle”
  • Russian: “Пеш-Мерль”
  • Russian: “Пещера Пеш-Мерль”
  • Spanish: “Gruta de Pech Merle”
  • Spanish: “Pech-Merle”
  • Turkish: “Pech Merle Mağarası”
  • Ukrainian: “Пеш-Мерль”
  • “Pech Merle cave”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grotte de Pech-Merle and Igue de Mathurin.

Nearby Places

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