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Grotte de Pair-non-Pair
Come and discover one of the oldest decorated caves in the world at Pair-non-Pair, right next to the Gironde estuary. The site is both moving evidence of man's artistic awakening and a major locus of scientific research.
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Opening / Closing
Times may vary
Open every day except Monday
15 June to 15 September, 10, 11 am, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30 pm
16 September to 14 June, 10, 11:15 am, 2:30, 4 pm
Depending on contraints of conservation, number of visitors strictly limited
booking advised
Closed
1st January, 1st May, 25 December
Prices
Adult rate : 7,50 €
Reduced rate : 4,50 €
Adult group rate : 6 € (minimum 20 persons)
School group rate : 30 € (maximum 35 students, 2 accompananying adults included, adult group rate for additional accompananying adult)
Free admission :
Minors under 18 (family visit)
18-25 years old (for people under 26 years old who are citizens of one the 27 countries of EU or are non-European permanent residents of France)
Disabled visitors and their escorts
Unemployed persons
Going there
From Bordeaux, Toulouse or Poitiers: motorway A10, exit St-André-de-Cubzac, then secondary road D669 to Bourg
Localisation
33710 Prignac-et-Marcamps
Tel: 33 / (0)5 57 68 33 40
Fax: 33 / (0)5 57 68 33 40
Open
from June 15 to September 15: 9:30-6:30
from September 16 to June 14: 9:30-12 and 2-5:30
Closed
on January 1 and December 25
F 33 / (0)5 57 68 33 40
GPS details
Longitude : -0.5022
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Read moreUnderstanding the Pair-non-Pair cave
• The third decorated cave to be discovered in the world. Pair-non-Pair
was discovered in 1881 by an eminent archaeologist, François Daleau. It
was acquired by the French State in 1900 and was the first cave to be
listed as a historic monument.
• A key site for understanding prehistoric times.
The work carried out by François Daleau was one of the first scientific
excavations of a prehistoric cave with successive archaeological layers
being unearthed one after the other and records being kept of all
finds. Pair-non-Pair still plays an important role in modern-day
prehistoric and paleontological sciences.
• Precious information about the planet.
The cave was occupied for 60,000 years, before and after the
Aurignacian period, and has yielded 15,000 tools and 6,000 bone
fragments from 60 different animal species, providing information about
the evolution of humanity, stone- and bone-working techniques, and the
climate and environment.
Visits
Guided visit
Visite commentée
français, anglais, espagnol
sur réservation : 1 semaine
durée : 1h
horaires : voir horaires d'ouverture
Gift and book shop
Guide Dog allowed
Dogs excluded
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English 
Espanol 
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Media library
Documents
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What people think about it Une grotte qui n'est pas très grande, dont l'accès et la visite sont très faciles. Un personnel très accueillant et très compétent qui fait vivre une belle visite de ces gravures. On ne regrette pas qu'il n'y ait pas de peinture. Je recommande vraiment.
