Vue aérienne du Mas Saint Antoine, gîte de charme ardéchois pour les séjours en groupe, entouré d'arbres, d'une piscine à gauche, de champs de lavande à droite, et de collines ondulantes en arrière-plan sous un ciel bleu clair.

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Chauvet Cave: the incredible discovery of humanity’s oldest masterpiece

Picture this: a thin trickle of cold air escapes from a pile of rubble, on the side of a limestone cliff in the Ardèche gorges. Three cavers take an interest, clear the passage, slip through… and discover, intact, a sanctuary sealed for 20,000 years, covered with some of the oldest paintings ever made by human […]

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Published on :16 June 2026  -  Filed under: Culture

Chauvet Cave 2: Everything You Need to Know Before Your Visit (Hours, Prices, Tips)

36,000 years. That’s the age of the world’s oldest cave paintings, discovered in 1994 in the Chauvet Cave by 3 Ardèche cavers. The original cave is forever closed to the public to preserve its artworks, but its life-size replica — the Caverne du Pont d’Arc, commonly called Chauvet Cave 2 — lets you admire these […]

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Published on :19 May 2026  -  Filed under: Culture, Families, Tourism