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Caves and shelters in the Rhône-Alpes

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Good Woman Cave in Walls and Gélignieux
Grotte préhistorique
01300 Murs-et-Gélignieux

The cave of the Good Woman, located in Murs-et-Gélignieux (Ain), is a prehistoric site of the Upper Paleolithic, famous for its Magdalenian lithic tools and ancient homes.
Cave of Saint-Marcel in Bidon
Grotte préhistorique
07700 Bidon

The cave of Saint-Marcel in Bidon, in Ardèche, is a prehistoric site classified as Middle Paleolithic and Neolithic, famous for its speleothema and Mussterian remains, partially open to tourism since 1989.
Grotte Chauvet in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Grotte ornée
07150 Vallon-Pont-d'Arc

The Chauvet Cave, located in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc in Ardèche, is a major prehistoric site of the Paleolithic, famous for its 1,000 paintings and engravings, 36,000 years old, classified at UNESCO and among the oldest in the world.
Shelter under Colombière rock in Neuville-sur-Ain
Abris sous roche
01160 Neuville-sur-Ain

The Colombière Rock Shelter, located in Neuville-sur-Ain, Ain, is a prehistoric site of the Chalcolithic and Neolithic periods, famous for its artifacts and engravings.
Cave of the Combe d'Oulen in Labastide-de-Virac
Grotte
07150 Labastide-de-Virac

The cave of the Combe d'Oulen, located in Labastide-de-Virac en Ardèche, is a prehistoric site classified historical monument since 1995, witness to the ancient occupations in this karst region.
Louoi cave in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Grotte
07150 Vallon-Pont-d'Arc

The Louoï cave, located in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc in Ardèche, is a prehistoric cavity classified as a historical monument. Its atypical development and remarkable porch make it an accessible and intriguing speleological site.
Cave adorned called the Lion's Head Cave
Grotte ornée
07700 Bidon

The Cave of the Lion's Head, located in Bidon in Ardèche, is a cave adorned with the Upper Paleolithic with parietal paintings dated between the Gravettien and the Solutreen, classified as a historical monument since 1964.
Cave of the Vacheresse in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Grotte ornée
07150 Vallon-Pont-d'Arc

The cave of La Vacheresse is a prehistoric adorned cave located in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, in Ardèche, classified historical monument since 1995.