Caves and shelters under rock in Ardèche

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.

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
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.

Grotte préhistorique
07700 Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche

The cave of Les Deux Ouvertures, located in Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche in Ardèche, is a cave adorned with the Upper Paleolithic listed historical monument, famous for its rock engravings and its occupation by cave bears.

Grotte ornée
07150 Vallon-Pont-d'Arc

The Colombier Cave, located in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc en Ardèche, is a cave decorated with Magdalenian engravings, classified as a historical monument since 1995 in the gorges of the Ardèche.

Grotte ornée
07150 Vallon-Pont-d'Arc

The Ebbou Cave, located in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc in Ardèche, is a cave decorated with the Upper Paleolithic, famous for its 69 animal engravings attributed to the Magdalenian. Ranked a historic monument in 1947, it bears witness to an exceptional parietal art in a spectacular karst setting.

Grotte préhistorique
07130 Soyons

The Nero Cave, located in Soyons en Ardèche, is a prehistoric site of the Middle Paleolithic, classified as a historical monument for its Musterian and Neronian archaeological deposit, open to the public since 1999.

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.