Historic site and monument

Grotte du Pech-Merle

#Teens 12 to 18 years old #Environmentally friendly #Children from 7 to 11 years old #Big heat #When it rains

A cave with authentic prehistoric drawings. Paintings or engravings, the figures show mammoths, horses, bison, human hands and silhouettes. The lines play with the relief and the color of the rock. It is an authentic masterpiece of European prehistoric art dating back 30 years. On site, visit the Quercy prehistory museum, which presents 000 years of human occupation in the region: from Neanderthals to the Gauls.

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Visit information(s):

Reservation strongly recommended all year round on www.pechmerle.com Visit in English for groups by reservation. Visit in English for families: booking on our website. Children's group rate: no mention of age because this rate is applied to school groups including young students. The free visit of the cave does not exist.

Duration of visit: 60 mn

Language(s) of the visit:

Français
English

Further information Equipment, comfort and services:

Parking
Toilets
Shop

Themes:

Cave and chasm
Archeological site

Languages) :

English
Spanish

inspection prices

Adult rate (guided tour) 15€
Child rate 3.5€
Guided tour for children 7.5€
Child rate (guided tour) 8.5€
Adult group guided tour 12€
Child group rate 3.5€

Payment methods

Credit card
French bank and postal checks
French "Chèques vacances"
Cash

Period(s) & times

Everyday

from 09:30 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.

from 13:30 p.m. to 17:00 p.m.

Everyday

from 09:00 p.m. to 17:00 p.m.

Everyday

from 09:30 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.

from 13:30 p.m. to 17:00 p.m.

The times are those of ticket sales, subject to availability of places.
ATTENTION: for the protection of the cave the number of visitors to the cave of Pech Merle is limited every day. It is possible to book and pay for tickets in advance, on our website. No reservation by email. Booking is strongly recommended all year round, several days in advance. The schedule of the guided tour is specified when purchasing the tickets.

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