Combarelles cave

Welcome to Grotte des Combarelles

The Combarelles cavelocated at the end of a valley just outside Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in the Dordogne, on the road to Sarlat, is a major sanctuary of Magdalenian culture, listed as a Unesco World Heritage site since 1979.

Horses, bison, aurochs, lions, reindeer...., a total of over 800 engravings of Quaternary fauna, accompanied by drawings, adorn the Combarelles cave. It is also home to a large number of schematic human representations, sometimes difficult to interpret.

The cave was discovered and recognized by Denis Peyrony, Abbé Breuil and Louis Capitan on September 8, 1901. It should be noted, however, that the cave porch and right gallery had already been excavated by Emile Rivière between 1891 and 1894.
During his initial research, Abbé Breuil counted 291 engravings divided into 105 groups. At the time, the discovery was of the utmost importance, making it possible to authenticate other decorated caves.

Please note: for conservation reasons, the number of places is very limited. Online booking is compulsory at www. sites-les-eyzies.fr, with a limit of 7 people per visit to Combarelle.

The cave is accessible to people with motor disabilities, subject to certain conditions (e.g. compulsory accompaniment, wheelchair transfer).