| Location: | In L'Hospitalet/Rocamadour, just 100m from Hospitalet's tourist office. |
| Open: |
APR to JUN daily 10-12, 14-18. JUL to AUG daily 9:30-19. SEP to 06-NOV daily 10-12, 14-17. [2011] |
| Fee: |
Adults EUR 6.50, Children (5-11) EUR 4, Children (0-4) free. Groups (10+): Adults EUR 5, Children (13-18) EUR 4, Children (5-11) EUR 3.50. [2011] |
| Classification: |
 Karst cave.
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | L=60m. |
| Guided tours: |
D=45min.
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| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Grotte Prehistorique des Merveilles, L'Hospitalet Rocamadour, 46500 Rocamadour, Tel: +33-565-336792, Fax: +33-565-336792.
E-mail: Maison du Tourisme à l'Hospitalet, Hôtel de Ville, Tel: +33-565336259, Fax: +33-565337414, Email: |
| Last update: | $Date: 2011/12/13 08:53:31 $ |
| 16-OCT-1920 | discovered. | |
| 16-MAY-1925 | classified a Monument Historique (historic monument). |
The Grotte Prehistorique des Merveilles contains 20,000 years old (Magdalenien) prehistoric paintings. The paintings show a horse, stags and six outlines of human hands.
The cave was named after its speleothems, which look like local pastries known in the region as merveilles (wonders).
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