Museum in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche
Opening : From 01/01 to 31/12/2024, daily.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays in January.
Discover humanity's first great masterpieces, dated 36,000 years ago. In a 29-hectare wooded park, the Chauvet cave, 'grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche', is the largest replica in the world of a cave. It recreates the magic of the Chauvet cave, part of UNESCO World Heritage.
Over 36,000 years ago, in a deep cave, the early artists in the history of Humanity painted a series of masterpieces: horses, lions, rhinoceros and many other animals, all caught in movement, hunting, running, fighting.
When the Chauvet cave was discovered in 1994, it set the world on fire, revolutionizing the history of art and previous knowledge. It quickly became a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its replica, the Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche, which opened in 2015, allows the public to discover this first great masterpiece of Humanity.
The cave replica, a cultural destination just steps from the Ardèche river canyons and the Pont-d’Arc, is the most popular cultural site in Ardèche.
Visiting the cave takes you on a journey to the origins of art, and immerses you in Prehistory.
At the cave replica, several other discoveries also await you, such as the Aurignacian Gallery which enhances the visit of the cave and provides in-depth insights on our ancestors, their art and their environment in an immersive, interactive setting.
The great display hall is currently showing a magical, universally-understood show, 'Animal, from prehistory to street art', an immersive 360° sound and light experience. Everyone can watch and move around within this monumental fresco accompanied by a stunning original musical score.
All year long, cultural programs, conferences, workshops and special events add to the experience of visiting the replica, and help visitors feel and understand the timeless gestures made by our ancestors in creating this art.
The ticket includes the guided visit of the cave, visiting the Aurignacian Gallery, the show "Animal, from Prehistory to street art", and taking part in the activities conducted during holiday periods and on the weekends from April to October.
There is also a restaurant with a panoramic view open all year long, and a bookshop-boutique with over 1000 items.
Child (10-17 years): 9 €.
Free entry for children < 10 years.
Group rate available for > 20 people.
- Bank/credit card
- Carte M'ra
- Cheque
- Chèques Vacances
- Cash
- Picnic area
- Bar
- Entertainments room
- Orientation board
- Exhibition space
- Air conditioning
- Restaurant
- Toilets
- Car park
- Secure parking
- Coach parking
- Public WC
- Defibrillator
- Tourist brochures
- Booking obligatory
- Set down on-site for groups
- Coach access
- Shop
- Restaurant
- Themed tour
- Guided tours
- Educational visits
- Pets accepted: No
- Pets allowed (supplementary payment): Unknown
- Animal reception conditions:
Only service animals are authorised (e.g. guide dogs for the blind or emotional support dogs)
- 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
- German
- English
- French
- Dutch
Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche
4941 route de Bourg Saint Andéol
07150 Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
