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<< Our Photo Pages >> Grotte de La Vache - Cave or Rock Shelter in France in Midi:Ariège (09)

Submitted by TheCaptain on Thursday, 10 February 2005  Page Views: 7112

Natural PlacesSite Name: Grotte de La Vache
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 1.218 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Midi:Ariège (09) Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Tarascon-sur-Ariège  Nearest Village: Alliat
Latitude: 42.820606N  Longitude: 1.587798E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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TheCaptain visited on 11th Sep 2005 - their rating: Access: 4 Just opposite to the Grotte de Niaux, on the other side of the valley, is the Grotte de la Vache, with its celebrated Salle de Monique. The cave is open for visits at €8 a time, but because I had spent so long at the nearby Parc Pyrénéen de l'Art Préhistorique, the visits had finished for the day when I arrived. The information at the cave states that it is the smallest cave open for visits in the Pyrenees, but has had the most finds and articles taken from it. Amongst these are many engraved bones and antlers, including the famous lions. Within the cave is a description of life during the Magdaleinean, 13,000 years ago, with workshops etc held around the fireplace. To get here, park in the village of Alliat, and then its about a 500 metre easy walk around the hillside. The cave is signposted from all around.

Kuba visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4



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Grotte de La Vache
Grotte de La Vache submitted by TheCaptain : Part of the entrance to Grotte de La Vache, opposite side of the valley to the Grotte de Niaux, in Ariège. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Just opposite to the Grotte de Niaux, on the other side of the valley, is the Grotte de la Vache, with its celebrated Salle de Monique. The cave is open for visits at €8 a time, but because I had spent so long at the nearby Parc Pyrénéen de l'Art Préhistorique, the visits had finished for the day when I arrived.

The information at the cave states that it is the smallest cave open for visits in the Pyrenees, but has had the most finds and articles taken from it. Amongst these are many engraved bones and antlers, including the famous lions. Within the cave is a description of life during the Magdaleinean, 13,000 years ago, with workshops etc held around the fireplace.

To get here, park in the village of Alliat, and then its about a 500 metre easy walk around the hillside. The cave is signposted from all around.

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Grotte de La Vache submitted by Flickr : Musée des Antiquités nationales, Saint-Germain-en-Laye Site in Midi:Ariège (09) France Bâton percé de la chasse à l Image copyright: Jaufré Rudel, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grotte de La Vache
Grotte de La Vache submitted by Flickr : Musée des Antiquités nationales, Saint-Germain-en-Laye Site in Midi:Ariège (09) France Galets peints. Grotte de la Vache, Ariège. Image copyright: Jaufré Rudel, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Grotte de La Vache submitted by Flickr : Pendeloque 'au Cheval Sautant' _ grotte de la Vache _ détail.2 Site in Midi:Ariège (09) France Image copyright: zwielicht_buch, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Grotte de La Vache submitted by Flickr : plan-grotte-de-la-vache Site in Midi:Ariège (09) France Image copyright: zwielicht_buch, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grotte de La Vache
Grotte de La Vache submitted by TheCaptain : The Grotte de La Vache can be seen here in its cliff face on the opposite side of the valley to the Grotte de Niaux, in Ariège. The cave is near the lower left of the bare cliff face. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Grotte de La Vache
Grotte de La Vache submitted by TheCaptain : Part of the entrance to Grotte de La Vache, opposite side of the valley to the Grotte de Niaux, in Ariège.

Grotte de La Vache
Grotte de La Vache submitted by TheCaptain : Part of the Grotte de La Vache, opposite side of the valley to the Grotte de Niaux, in Ariège.

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