Lascaux II features replicas of the famed Lascaux Cave's 17,000-year-old Paleolithic paintings, which are only 200 m (650 ft) away. Discovered in 1940 and opened to the public in 1948, the original cave attracted 1,200 visitors a day. By 1955, carbon dioxide and light had begun to damage the paintings. In 1963, the cave was shut down to preserve the art. The museum opened in 1983. Look for a replica of the cave's Great Hall of Bulls and the Painted Gallery. Quickly create a custom-made itinerary for Montignac using our trip planner.
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Lascaux II reviews
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These replicas of the caves discovered in the 1940s are absolutely stunning and awesome. We had a wonderful tour guide with lots of insight into the work that went into the new, expanded version of..... more
These replicas of the caves discovered in the 1940s are absolutely stunning and awesome. We had a wonderful tour guide with lots of insight into the work that went into the new, expanded version of..... more »
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We visited Lascaux II with our family. The guide was nice and gave us plenty of information about the discovery of the original caves in 1940 and its closure to the public in 1963. This replica of 2..... more
We visited Lascaux II with our family. The guide was nice and gave us plenty of information about the discovery of the original caves in 1940 and its closure to the public in 1963. This replica of 2..... more »
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Complete waste of money. Like the other Lascaux caves. They're all replica's with utherly boring musea. You'd better put your money into buying an encyclopedia if you want to learn something about prehistoric paintings instrao of joining one of the tours, watching some information signs while a French guide is making up a story how the chin of a horse was drawn by using the shape of the hand.
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I regret I ran out of time so couldn't visit. Considering it was a faithful reproduction of the cave paintings; painted by a sole artist I regret I couldn't visit.
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