Chauvet Cave

Local nameGrotte Chauvet
LocationVallon-Pont-d'Arc

The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave in the Ardèche department of southeastern France is a cave that contains some of the best-preserved figurative cave paintings in the world, as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life. It is located near the commune of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc on a limestone cliff above the former bed of the river Ardèche, in the Gorges de l'Ardèche.

Discovered on December 18, 1994, it is considered one of the most significant prehistoric art sites and the UN’s cultural agency UNESCO granted it World Heritage status on June 22, 2014.

Tags HeritageUNESCOProtected Area
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauvet_Cave

Address 07150, France

Coordinates 44°23'21.441" N 4°24'58.703" E

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