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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, 12:30, 1:30, 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 and booking advised. 

Closed
1st January, 1st May, 25 December

Prices

Adult rate : 7 € 
Reduced rate : 4,50 € 
Adult group rate : 5,50 € (minimum 20 persons) 
School group rate : 30 € (maximum 35 persons) 

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

Entrance to the Grotte de Pair-non-Pair
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
T 33 / (0)5 57 68 33 40
F 33 / (0)5 57 68 33 40

Coordonnées GPS

Latitude : 45.0396
Longitude : -0.5022

Weather

Partly Cloudy Thursday 30°C
Partly Cloudy Thu 57°C / 85°C
Sunny Fri 55°C / 84°C
Partly Cloudy Sat 56°C / 84°C
Sunny Sun 56°C / 83°C

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Visiting the Pair-non-Pair cave 

• Animal figures carved deep into the rock face. The walls of the caves are decorated with engravings of horses, ibex, mammoths, and bovines, and various types of deer. They date from the Upper Palaeolithic, between 33,000 and 26,000 BC. They predate Lascaux and Cosquer and are from the same period as Chauvet cave (Aurignac culture).

Understanding 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 : 40 mn
horaires : voir horaires d'ouverture

Gift and book shop

Guide Dog allowed

Dogs excluded

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Services

Possibilité de repos aux abords de la grotte
Toilettes
Salle d'accueil
Boutique
Aire de pique-nique avec points d'eau : 300m
Parking pour autocars 100m, gratuit

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Media library

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Monumental 2006 - semestriel 2
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100 monuments, 100 écrivains / Histoires de France
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Le Guide du patrimoine en France
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