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Great Cave of Arcy

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Auxerre

Arcy-Sur-Cure

Great Cave of Arcy

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Great Cave of Arcy

Name: Great Cave of Arcy
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Location: Arcy-Sur-Cure, Auxerre, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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1. Sicht ins Tal der Cure – Grande Grotte d'Arcy loop from Saint-Moré

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2. Grande Grotte d'Arcy – La Roche Taillée loop from Saint-Moré

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3. Le pont d'Arcy-sur-Cure – La Roche Taillée loop from Le Faîte de l'Orme

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02:08

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Gerhard Mauerberger

November 3, 2022

Discover the Arcy site where Neanderthal men lived 200,000 years ago.
Visit the Great Cave, which has been frequented for several centuries for its magnificent concretions; in the 1990s it revealed engravings and paintings dated 28,000 years ago, among the oldest in the world.
April-June: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
July, August: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
September-November: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Tel: 03 86 81 90 63
Email: contact@grottes-arcy.net
Possibility of reservation and online payment: grottes-arcy.net

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Gerhard Mauerberger

November 3, 2022

Please make sure to reserve and pay in advance at grottes-arcy.net
After paying online, be sure to note the reserved date and entry time! You only receive a payment confirmation from Systempay, without an entry time or date!
At the checkout, however, the employees see the names of the online bookings.
There are only guided tours that last around 50 minutes.
The length of the tour is 450 m. You are not allowed to take photos along almost the entire length of the tour! That's why I couldn't take any pictures of this impressively beautiful stalactite cave. At the end of the tour the ceiling height decreases significantly. This is exactly where prehistoric people left their engravings. These engravings were only discovered in 1990 and were exposed with great effort using micro milling. An approximately 3mm thick layer of debris has been removed, but a fine, transparent layer has been left on the engravings so they are still protected.
Only at the end of the tour are you allowed to take pictures of a crystal-clear small lake.

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Location: Arcy-Sur-Cure, Auxerre, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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1. Sicht ins Tal der Cure – Grande Grotte d'Arcy loop from Saint-Moré

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