
24 April 2021 | Tourism, UNESCO
Lascaux cave near Montignac
Lascaux cave, discovered in September 1940 by 4 teenagers who descended into the prehistoric cave, discovered cave paintings made by Paleolithic man, more than 17,000 years ago.
Today visitors can visit a replica of the Lascaux cave, Lascaux 4, which opened to the public in December 2016.
The original Lascaux cave is a closed site to enable the original prehistoric cave paintings to remain intact. The cave became a UNESCO world heritage site in 1979.
Official website: https://www.lascaux.fr/en