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Discover mankind's first great masterpiece, dating back 36,000 years. Set in a 29-hectare wooded park, Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche, the world's largest replica of a cave, recreates the magic of the UNESCO-listed Chauvet cave.
Description
36,000 years ago, in a deep cave, the first artists in the history of mankind painted a masterpiece: horses, lions, rhinoceroses and many other animals captured on film, hunting, running or fighting.
Discovered in 1994, the Chauvet cave, which revolutionized the history of art and mentalities, has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its replica, Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche, opened in 2015, now allows the public to discover mankind's first great masterpiece.
An unmissable cultural destination just a stone's throw from the Ardèche Gorges and Pont-d'Arc, it has established itself as the most visited cultural site in the Ardèche.
A visit to the cave invites you on a journey to the origins of art, an immersion in prehistory.
Other discoveries await you on site, such as the Galerie de l'Aurignacien, which completes the visit to the replica and provides a better understanding of our ancestors, their art and their environment, in an immersive and interactive scenography.
The large exhibition and showroom is currently presenting "Animal, from prehistory to street art", an immersive experience with 360° sound and light. An enchanting show with a universal language, an invitation to move through the heart of a monumental fresco, animated and enhanced by an original musical composition!
Throughout the year, a program of cultural events, conferences, workshops and activities enables visitors to extend the experience and rediscover the age-old gestures of our ancestors.
Admission includes a guided tour of the cave, access to the Galerie de l'Aurignacien, the show "Animal, de la Préhistoire au street art", and workshops during vacations and weekends from April to October.
Take advantage of the restaurant and its panoramic view, open all year round, as well as the bookshop-boutique with over 1,000 items.
Spoken languages
- German
- English
- French
- Dutch
Themes
- Arts and culture
- Sacred art
- Fine Arts
- Painting
- Sciences and technology
- Anthropology
- Archeological
- Prehistoric
- History
Labels and ranking
- On-line reservation
- Famille Plus
- Vineyards and Discovery Accreditation
- Indoor
- Bad weather alternative
- Recommended by high heat
- Health protocol
Activities
- Activity
- Children's entertainment
- Temporary exhibition
- Handicrafts workshops
Opening
From 01/01 to 31/12/2025, daily.
Visit
Individual tour
- Average Duration of the individual tour: 55 minutes
Group tour
- Unguided group tours available permanently
- Guided group tours on request
- Average duration of groups visit: 55 minutes
- Min. group size: 20
- Max. group size: 28
Rate
Adult: 18 €
Child : 9 €.
From 01/01 to 31/12/2025
Adult: 18 €
Child : 9 €.
Free entry for children < 10 years.
Child entry valid for 10 - 17 years.
Group rate available for > 20 people.
Payment options:
- Bank/credit card
- Check
- Travellers Cheque
- Cash
- Pass’Région
Amenities and Services
- Booking obligatory
- Coach access
- Educational visits
- Guided tours
- Restaurant
- Set down on-site for groups
- Shop
- Themed tour
- Ticketing in number
- Tourist brochures
- Picnic area
- Bar
- Toilets
- Public WC
- Air conditioning
- Exhibition space
- Car park
- Orientation board
- Defibrillator
- Restaurant
- Entertainments room
- Coach parking
- Private parking
- Free car park
- Bicycle parking
Home complement
To appreciate this visit, children must be aged 3 or above Wheelchairs are available on request at reception and at the entrance to the cave
Accessibility
- Hearing disability
- Mental disability
- Physical disability
- Visual disability
- Hearing disability
- Mental disability
- Visual disability
- Accessible for wheelchairs with assistance
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
- Even flooring with no obstacles
- Absence of protrusions > 2 cm
- Minimum aisle width of 90 cm
- Doors >=77 cm wide
- Height under table >= 70 cm width >= 77 cm
- WC + grab handle + adequate space to move
- Site, building totally accessible
- Possibility of drop-off in front of the site
- Visual alarm with flash light
- Magnetic loop available at the reception
- Presence of pictograms and / or simplified visuals
- Relief map, tactile model or audio device description available at the reception
- Reception staff sensitized to the reception of people with disabilities