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Caves and shelters under rock in Midi-Pyrénées

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Portel Cave in Loubens
Grotte ornée
09120 Loubens

The Portel Cave, located in Loubens in Ariège (Occitanie), is a prehistoric cave of the Upper Paleolithic, classified as a historical monument. It houses Magdalenian paintings and Mussterian remains in a Pyrenean karst massif.
Prehistoric cave with parietal decorations, known as Roucadou
Grotte ornée
46120 Thémines

The cave of Roucadour, located at Thémines in the Lot, is a prehistoric adorned cave famous for its 495 parietal representations (horses, felines, geometric signs) and its role in the Paleolithic-Neolithic transition (Roucadourian facies).
Cave decorated with Saint-Géry
Grotte ornée
46330 Saint Géry-Vers

The adorned cave of Saint-Géry, located in Saint-Géry-Vers in Occitanie, is a prehistoric site classified historical monument, housing 153 Magdalenian engravings in a limestone setting overlooking the Lot.
Archaeological site of the cave of Sainte-Eulalie in Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie
Grotte ornée
46320 Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie

The cave of Sainte-Eulalie, located in Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie in the Lot, is a prehistoric site adorned with the Paleolithic, classified as a historical monument in 1993, housing Magdalenian engravings and remains.
Archaeological site of the cave of Mayore Superiore
Grotte ornée
82800 Bruniquel

The Cave of Mayore Superiore, located in Bruniquel, Occitanie, is a paleolithic archaeological site adorned with rock paintings, including two bison attributed to the Solutréen, discovered in 1952 in a 350-metre corridor.
Grotte du Moulin in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
Grotte
46330 Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

The Moulin cave in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is a prehistoric site of the Paleolithic in the Lot, in Occitanie, classified as a historical monument for its underground cavities.
Prehistoric cave adorned known as Grotto-Christian
Grotte ornée
46330 Bouziès

The Christian Cave, or Conduché Cave, is a prehistoric adorned cave located in Bouziès (Lot), classified as a historical monument. It dates from the Middle Magdalenian and houses reindeer representations and reverse V-signs.
Bedeilhac Cave
Grotte préhistorique
09400 Bédeilhac-et-Aynat

The cave of Bédeilhac, a vast cave adorned with the Upper Paleolithic located in Bédeilhac-et-Aynat in Occitanie, houses Magdalenian works and spectacular concretions over 2,24 km of development.