GEOLOGICAL AND PREHISTORIC HERITAGE
The Villars Caves are unique in the Périgord for having both original prehistoric paintings and concretions.
The underground river has hollowed out vast halls connected by galleries. Take the tour to one of the most beautiful natural decors created by seeping water. Its 600 meters of easily walkable corridors and galleries let you appreciate the splendour of the caves.
All the vaults, walls and floors are covered with calcite, stalactites, stalagmites, slabs, pillars, and exotic shapes. All types of concretions at every turn in this amazing world.
Cave art is also well represented. The prehistoric part is decorated with 19,000-year-old paintings. Some, like the horses rotunda, are covered with a fine layer of calcite that gives them a very distinctive blue hue. The “bison and the wizard” scene is one of the rare representations of humans in prehistoric art.
The tour continues outside in the Cro Magnon garden. This vast fun and educational park allows the entire family to better understand Cro Magnon Man and his environment (takes about 1 hour).