The Chauvet Pont-d’Arc cave is not open to the public, but work on an exhibition project near Vallon Pont d’Arc is advancing (www.lagrottechauvetpontdarc.org). The original cave itself is estimated to date from 36,000 BC and has held, since its discovery in 1994, untold treasures of cave painting. In total, researchers have so far found 425 animal images whose uniqueness makes what was previously familiar look as if it were “already discovered”. The opening of a faithfully reproduced cave nearby will take place in 2013, in 2014 at the latest. Already more than 21,000 connoisseurs are working to have the original cave admitted to the UNESCO World Heritage list. Continue reading “Chauvet Cave at the Pont d’Arc: an original cave is “rebuilt” in style”
Stone house in the south of France, large garden, rented directly from the owner