Grotte de Pair-non-Pair

North of Bordeaux near the Dordogne and the Gironde estuary, discover Pair-non-Pair, one of the oldest decorated caves in the world. Archaeological excavations, carried out by François Daleau at the end of the XNUMXth century, yielded several tens of thousands of tools and animal bones, sources of information on the evolution of the human species, the lithic industry and bone but also of the climate and the environment.
The cave has parietal engravings dating from the beginning of the Upper Palaeolithic, beyond 30 years before our era. Using the natural relief of the walls, they represent representations of horses, mammoths, cattle, ibexes and deer, including a megaloceros, an animal very rarely depicted.

The site is open all year round from Tuesday to Sunday except for May 1st, December 25th and January 1st.
The reception, the shop and the museum space are open:
– from October 1st to May 31st from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 17:30 p.m.
– from June 1st to September 30th from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18:30 p.m.

Visits are by reservation only, booked through the website. They take place:
– from October to May at 10:00, 11:15, 14:30 and 16:00.
– from June to September at 10:00, 11:15, 14:15, 15:15, 16:15 and 17:15.

Groups of 18 people maximum per visit.
Accessible to children from 7 years old.
Photography and video prohibited in the cave.
Backpacks and large bags are prohibited in the cavity. There are no lockers available on site.
The temperature of the cave varies from 11 to 16°C depending on the season.
The site is open all year round from Tuesday to Sunday except for May 1st, December 25th and January 1st.
The reception, the shop and the museum space are open:
– from October 1st to May 31st from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 17:30 p.m.
– from June 1st to September 30th from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18:30 p.m.

Visits are by reservation only, booked through the website. They take place:
– from October to May at 10:00, 11:15, 14:30 and 16:00.
– from June to September at 10:00, 11:15, 14:15, 15:15, 16:15 and 17:15.

Groups of 18 people maximum per visit.
Accessible to children from 7 years old.
Photography and video prohibited in the cave.
Backpacks and large bags are prohibited in the cavity. There are no lockers available on site.
The temperature of the cave varies from 11 to 16°C depending on the season.