VILLARS PREHISTORIC CAVE



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Type of site:
Cave

Place of location: Le cluzeau
Village/Town: Villars
Municipality: (Dordogne)
Region: Nouvelle Aquitaine
State: France
Telephone: +33 (0) 5 53 54 82 36
Website: https://grotte-villars.com/en/front-page-english/
E-mail: contact@grotte-villars.com

Natural Environment:

Next to the Natural Regional Park Périgord Limousin.


Archaeological evidences in the site:

The site features paintings of horses, bison, ibex and one of the few scenes depicting a man and an animal (bison and man scene).


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Opening Times:

Open daily from 1 April until the end of the All Saints’ Day holidays. In April, May, June and September, opening hours are 10:00–12:00 and 14:00–18:00. In July and August, the site is open from 10:00 to 19:00, with the last tour at 18:30. From October to 2 November, it is open from 14:00 to 18:00.

 

 


Booking and access:

Type of visits: guided tour

Areas visited: about 500 meters

Length of tours: 45 minutes

Maximun number of users per group visit: 35

Ticket prices:
ADULTS : 11.00 €
CHILDREN (5 to 11) : 7.50 € ; (12 To 17) : 9.00 €
How to make reservations: on the web sites

Advance ticket sales: on the website or the ticket office.

Pre-sale system: yes, on the website


Nearby cultural destinations:

Château de Puyguilhem, Abbaye de Boshaud (Villars,3km), Saint Jean de Côle (8km), Abbaye, parcours troglodytique (Brantôme 15 km) Château de Bourdeilles (25km)…


Nearby natural destinations:

Dronne Valley (15km), Parc naturel Périgord Limousin (100m)


Accommodations (Tourism Website):
https://www.moulinabbaye.com/ ; https://www.hotelrestaurantcharbonnel.com/

Restaurants (Tourism Website):
https://www.fildutemps.com/en/