Grotte de Cussac

The Grotte de Cussac is a cave located in the river valley in , , , . It contains over 150 Paleolithic artworks, including engravings of bison, horses, mammoths, rhinoceroses, ibex, birds, enigmatic figures, and perhaps four female profiles, including one apparently notable for a rubenesque form common to pre-modern art.
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Photo: Crestian, CC BY-SA 2.5.
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in France
  • Also known as: “Grotte des Amoureux”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Cussac and Halle de Cadouin.

Church
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Grotte de Cussac.

Historic building
Photo: Traumrune, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic building, which is situated 3 km southeast of Grotte de Cussac.

Church
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 3 km southwest of Grotte de Cussac.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alles-sur-Dordogne and Bourniquel.

Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in in southwestern . It is situated on the river . is situated 3½ km northeast of Grotte de Cussac.

Village
Photo: Cyril-cluzeau, Public domain.
is a commune in the department in southwestern . is situated 6 km west of Grotte de Cussac.

Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in in southwestern . It is situated near the left bank of the river , southeast of . It was part of the commune of Le Buisson-de-Cadouin between 1974 and 1989. is situated 8 km east of Grotte de Cussac.

Grotte de Cussac

Latitude
44.82971° or 44° 49′ 47″ north
Longitude
0.84797° or 0° 50′ 53″ east
Open location code
8FP2RRHX+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6612053993
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q3087510
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Grotte de Cussac” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Grotte de Cussac”
  • Esperanto: “Groto Cussac”
  • French: “grotte de Cussac”
  • French: “Grotte de Cussac”
  • Galician: “Gruta de Cussac”
  • German: “Höhle von Cussac”
  • Hebrew: “מערת קוסק”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Cauna de Cuçac”
  • Russian: “Кюссак”
  • Turkish: “Cussac Mağarası”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ancien pigeonnier and Château fort de Molières.

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