Grotte de Villars

The Grotte de Villars is located near Brantôme, in Périgord Vert. This natural cavity is of geological and prehistoric interest.

During the visit (approximately 45 minutes), the guide will show you 500m of galleries. The rooms are very rich in concretions: calcite flows, fine stalactites, stalagmites, draperies and other fistulas.

New sound and light animation
In the deepest room of the tourist route, the new sound and light scenario takes us back 200,000 years to make us relive the rise of underground water flooding the room, it also evokes the presence of cave bears and that of men. prehistoric people who ventured deep into the cave. The new musical atmosphere and the use of new lighting technologies allow an unprecedented discovery of the underground environment, magnifying the space and the natural formations of this room.

In the prehistoric part, we discover many paintings, authentic testimony of the art of our ancestors: horses, ibex, bison and one of the rare scenes of prehistoric art which combines a human representation and a bison. These paintings were made approximately 19,000 years, they appear under a thin layer of calcite which gives them a very particular blue color.

In addition to the visit to the cave, the prehistoric garden presents you in a fun and accessible way, Cro-Magnon Man and his environment.

Open daily from April 1 to November 11
• April / May / June / September: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• July / August: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• October / November 11: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Last visit departure 30 minutes before closing time!