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The Vézère passing through Montignac, near LascauxRaimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Périgord Noir

Lascaux IV, the full replica of the cave at Montignac

Full-scale replica of the Lascaux cave and rooms on Palaeolithic art · 2 h 30 · €23 · timed entry

Information23
Price
23
Duration
2 h 30
Season
Most of the year; check the calendar in January
Who it's for
From age 5; better from 8

The original cave has been closed since 1963; at Montignac you visit the full replica, with its bulls, horses and deer, and rooms that explain how it was painted. In 2026 it costs €23 from age 13 and €15 for ages 5 to 12. The ticket carries a day and time: buy it on the website, arrive twenty minutes early and bear in mind that last entry is two hours before closing.

As a familyWith teenagers

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The restaurant terrace on Rue des Consuls© Le Mirandol

Auberge Le Mirandol

Restaurant · Sarlat-la-Canéda · €€€€

What to order: The Mirandol menu with the confit and potatoes sarladaise; for dessert, the walnut cake.

The terrace with tables and parasols under the trees© L'Assiette Sarladaise

L'Assiette Sarladaise

Restaurant · Sarlat-la-Canéda · €€€€

What to order: The €21.50 menu of the day, on the shaded terrace.

A fish dish with vegetables and sauce© Le Grand Bleu

Le Grand Bleu

Restaurant · Sarlat-la-Canéda · €€€€

What to order: The sweetbreads, the chef's dish, or the tasting menu if you want to go all out.

To stay nearby

The campsite pools, surrounded by sun loungers and trees© HuttopiaCampsite

Huttopia Sarlat

Sarlat · 10 min on foot from the centre · 184 pitches on 13 ha · Indoor and outdoor pools · Tents and wooden cabins

Why we like it: Four-star campsite among trees on a hillside in Sarlat, ten minutes' walk from the medieval centre, with indoor and outdoor pools, pitches, tents and cabins.

The hotel pool beside the light-façaded building© Hôtel Le CompostelleHotel

Hôtel Le Compostelle

Sarlat · At the foot of the old town · Pool and sauna · Private parking and motorbike shelter · Family suites

Why we like it: Three-star hotel in Sarlat, five minutes' walk from the medieval centre, with an outdoor pool, sauna, private parking and family suites.