Lascaux
A cave near Montignac whose walls and ceilings carry over 600 paintings of horses, deer, aurochs and other animals from the Upper Paleolithic. The original is closed to protect it, and visitors see the art in faithful replicas, the newest of them in a centre at the foot of the hill.
- Where
- Montignac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 45.0538, 1.1710
Get the Lascaux stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lascaux. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Nouvelle-Aquitaine volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lascaux
Gouffre de Padirac 51 km
A great chasm in the limestone near Gramat, opening onto an underground river. Visitors go down by stairs and lifts into the pit, then travel by boat through galleries of rock deep below the surface.
Cité du Vin 137 km
A museum of wine on the banks of the Garonne in Bordeaux, in a curving building meant to evoke wine swirling in a glass. Its exhibitions explore the history and cultures of wine around the world, and a lookout at the top gazes over the city.
Miroir d'Eau 139 km
A reflecting pool of 3,450 square metres laid out in 2006 on the quay of the Garonne, in front of the Place de la Bourse. A thin sheet of water mirrors the palaces behind it, and every so often a cool mist rises from the stone for children to run through.
Place de la Bourse 139 km
A grand square on the Garonne, built from 1730 to 1775 to designs by Jacques Gabriel and his son Ange-Jacques Gabriel. Its classical palaces open onto the river rather than enclosing a space, with the Three Graces fountain at the centre.
Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux 139 km
An opera house fronted by a portico of twelve Corinthian columns, inaugurated on 17 April 1780 and still the home of Bordeaux's opera and ballet. The ballet La fille mal gardée had its premiere here in 1789.
Albi Cathedral 147 km
A red brick cathedral begun in 1282, after the Albigensian Crusade, and built over two hundred years; from outside it looks like a fortress. Inside, walls painted in blues and golds and an ornate carved choir screen make a lavish contrast, and it is said to be the largest brick building in the world.
Puy de Dôme 161 km
A lava dome among the young volcanoes of the Chaîne des Puys, rising above Clermont-Ferrand. A rack railway climbs to the summit, which holds the ruins of a Roman temple to Mercury and looks over dozens of other volcanic cones.
Canal du Midi 162 km
A 240 kilometre canal across southern France from Toulouse towards the Mediterranean, one of the great construction works of the 17th century. Shaded by plane trees, its locks and towpaths are now the domain of slow barges, walkers and cyclists.
Questions
Where is Lascaux?
Lascaux is in Montignac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Gouffre de Padirac (51 km), Cité du Vin (137 km), Miroir d'Eau (139 km).
How do I get the Lascaux stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lascaux and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Nouvelle-Aquitaine volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lascaux before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Nouvelle-Aquitaine volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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