Many years ago there was a 1:1 reproduction of one of the famous caves of Lascaux (France), which cannot be visited, at the Roemer-Pelizaeus-Museum. Lascaux apparently has incredible reproductions of cave paintings.
Contact Address
Grote de Lascaux, Semitour Perigord,
25 rue du President Wilson,
BP 1024, 24001 Periguex Cedex,
France
Ph. : (05) 5335 5010, Fax : (05) 5306 3094
Opening Dates and times
Sept-Jun : Tues-sun : 09.30-18.30 pm
July-Aug : Daily : 09.00-20.00 pm
Entrace Fees are FFr50 for adults, FFr25 for child bet 6-12 yr and Free for child under 6.
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