We arrived on May 10, 2013 at 815am, about 30th in line. What followed was incredibly frustrating and a waste of our valuable time. About 9:00 somebody came down the line asking each of us how many tickets we were seeking and counting off the supposed number of requests ahead of us. On that basis, we were just within the...
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Cave of Font-de-Gaume, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
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Cave of Font-de-Gaume
4, avenue des Grottes, 24620 Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, France
05 53 06 86 00
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Ranked #1 of 12 attractions in Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
Type: Caverns/ Caves
Activities: Hiking
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The Font-de-Gaume cave is a marvellous example of prehistoric art from the Madgalenian period with a truly remarkable group of polychrome wall...
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The Font-de-Gaume cave is a marvellous example of prehistoric art from the Madgalenian period with a truly remarkable group of polychrome wall paintings and engravings. For reasons of conservation, the number of visitors is limited to 180 each day with a maximum of 12 people per group. Cave of the Vezere valley designated world heritage site by UNESCO. Open:> 15th May to 15th September: from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.> 16th September to 14th May: from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. Last visit at 4 p.m. Open in accordance with conservation necessities. Closed:> Saturdays.> 1st January, 1st May, 1st November, 11th November and 25th December. Admission fees: Adults : 7,50 €; Concessions (18 to 25) = 4,50 €; Free admission: minors under 18*; Free admission: 18-25 years old* (citizens of one of the 27 countries of the EU or are non-European permanent residents of France) * excluding school groups
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Do ad this to your itinerary, and be prepared to get to the ticket office on site early, as only 80 people a day are allowed in.
This is the only cave system with original coloured cave drawings still open to the public. The pictures are amazing - very beautiful and delicate. The guide was very good. We went on...
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Riverton, Wyoming
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Even in April you will need to queue up by 830AM (and it's recommended as 8-830AM on the webpage for high season. The ticket office opens at 930AM.If you are lucky to be able to get a ticket (2/3rds of them are earmarked for tour buses)- you will be told to return at 2PM for the 230 PM Tour (English...
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Montcabrier, France
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Do not miss this Paleolithic cave. The polychrome paintings are superb. Visit it with a double ticket for Les Combarelles (cave with engravings). Be warned - only a small number of visitors are allowed each day and you can no longer book in advance. Look at the web site for conditions.
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Creuse, France
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We have visited this place many times on our frequent returns to Les Eyzies and it never ceases to educate and entertain us. As mentioned in other reviews, it is advantageous to book your visit but the length of time required varies with the time of day and the time of the year. It is often possible to gain admission...
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Wailuku, Hawaii
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Wonderful, authentic, breathtaking. Book and pay in advance and savor the valley before and after the tour. Lascaux is fine, but this is the real deal....a "bucket list" item for sure!
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Magical place, and worth all the tricks mentioned before to get tickets. Reserve online far in advance if possible.
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London, United Kingdom
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We turned up at 3.30pm on a Sunday at the beginning of February- clearly the best time of year to visit as it was free and we joined a family of 3 for an English tour within 15 mins of arriving.....
It was a fascinating tour and our 3 children were enchanted by the stories. Definitely worth a visit but...
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Igualada, Spain
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We weren't able to buy the tickets online, but if you are there one hour before they open (and you don't mind queueing...) there are limited tickets on sale every morning, not only for the Font-de-Gaume, but for the other prehistoric sites in Les Eyzies. We were there 45 minutes before opening (I think at 9 am) and we found...
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We were told to get here early because there is a limit on the number of entrants each day and we are lucky we did. The queue was already over 20 people long and so it's definitely advisable to get here early. Once inside the actual caves the prehistoric drawings were incredible, even if you had to stare at some...
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