See Ice Age cave art
A friend has invited you to do this with them.
The painted horses, aurochs and stags of Lascaux in south-west France are around 17,000 to 21,000 years old, depending on whose dating you follow. The original cave has been closed since 1963, but Lascaux IV at Montignac-Lascaux is a complete reproduction you can walk through.
Gentle£100 to £500 / $130 to $650An afternoonIndoorsAlone or with othersFrance
Someone who has done it
Our Curious piece tells how four friends found the cave in 1940; the visits linked here are to the replicas, not the original cave.
How to start
- Take the French Ministry of Culture's free online tour of Lascaux first, so you know what you are looking at.
- Book a time slot for Lascaux IV online in advance, as the local tourist office advises.
- Add Lascaux II nearby, which reproduces the first two rooms and can be visited by torchlight.
Where to go
- Lascaux IV and the International Centre for Cave Art (Lascaux Dordogne Vallée Vézère tourist office)
- The discovery of Lascaux (French Ministry of Culture)
We opened these links on 24 October 2026 and found them to be what we say. Dates, places and prices are on the official page, where they stay up to date.
Plan this
Pick a day, or a month, and we will set out how to get ready, step by step, with a date and a reason for each. The hard part of a day out is the timing: the right season, tickets and getting there. The plan watches the calendar for you.
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