Caves & Castles

28/12/2018

Lovely to hear from so many of visitors from previous years who still have happy memories of their Tour with us. Happy festive season and 2019.

17/12/2016

Lascaux 4 is open! We visited on Thursday - mixed feelings really, we still feel very attached to Lascaux 2 and will keep it in our Tour programme (we hear it's staying open in 2017) so our visitors can make up their own minds!

28/11/2016

Lascaux 4 IS opening on December 15 - and we are going. Keep you posted....

20/10/2016

It is still being said that Lascaux 4 will open 15th December - it doesn't look anywhere near ready!

23/06/2016

We have just one place on our 10-14 October Cave Art Tour - with tickets for Font de Gaume & Les Combarelles - quote Facebook 20% Discount and you'll get an even-better-value-than- ever Tour!

18/05/2016

Lascaux 4 the new, 'all singing-all dancing' version of Lascaux is opening on the 16th December 2016! It seems a strange date, but that's what they're saying!

25/09/2015

We've just started a Special Offer for 2016 Cave Art Tours - 6-on-a-Tour Discount! Check out our website for details.

15/09/2015

The long awaited opening of the facsimile of the remarkable cave discovered 18th December 1994 by 3 speleologists (cavers) has at last happened. On 10th April 2015, it was officially opened by Presidente Hollande and then Saturday, 25th April was opening day to the public. For us, it so often hap…

15/09/2015

Steve and Judie Burman of Castles and Caves report that Chauvet is every bit as amazing as they said it would be in their last blog post... and more so. It's so realistic it's hard to believe it's a facsimile. Located in the Ardeche region of France, the site is now known as Caverne Pont d'Arc. (Photo by JeanClottes; used with permission) http://slowtraveltours.com/blog/lascaux-4-chauvet-cave-facsimiles-exciting-news/

15/09/2015

The latest news on Lascaux 4 is that there has been real progress through the winter and the project seems well on track to open in 12 months’ time. Foundations have all been laid, walls etc are now shooting up; the whole site is buzzing with workers and materials being delivered. Three huge crane…

26/02/2015

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03/08/2011

Same place, different faces - great food!