The Cave of the Combarelles, located at the bottom of a valley at the exit of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in the Dordogne, on the road to Sarlat, is a major sanctuary of the Magdalenian culture classified as a Unesco World Heritage since 1979.
Horses, bison, aurochs, lions, reindeer...., In total more than 800 engravings Of the Quaternary fauna, accompanied by drawings, adorn the cave of the Combarelles. It also houses a large number of schematic human representations, sometimes delicate interpretations.
On September 8, 1901, the cave was discovered and recognized by Denis Peyrony, abbé Breuil and Louis Capitan. It should be noted, however, that the porch of the caves and the right-hand gallery had already been excavated by Emile Rivière between 1891 and 1894.
In the first research, abbé Breuil counted 291 engravings distributed in 105 ensembles. At that time the discovery was of primary importance and allowed to authenticate other ornate caves.
Please note: for conservation reasons, the number of places is very limited. Online booking is compulsory on the website: 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 conditions (e.g.: accompanying person required, wheelchair transfer).
Grotte des Combarelles was last modified: August 3rd, 2021 by M Danielson
