Panic. Mild Panic. Cave closures?
Oct 7th, 2004, 05:40 PM
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Panic. Mild Panic. Cave closures?
I just cleverly figured a way four of us from work could get away without disturbing the workplace too much and now I see Lascaux II will be closed exactly when we plan to be there. Please, someone, tell me it isn't so. Maybe it's a minor closure, just a little part of the display. Everyone doesn't pack up and go home, do they? Will the security guard still be there? Lordy. Hmmm. Maybe I can finagle a different date out of our scheduler. Well, while I'm here, does anyone know of a Toulouse hotel with an airport shuttle Our last night will be spent in Toulouse or close to the airport for an early morning flight home. Thaks for your advice. I love this forum, I'm learning so much.
Oct 7th, 2004, 06:32 PM
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You can see Lascaux II only with a guide, as if you were going into a real cave. If part of it is closed, all of it will be closed. But there are other caves that can be enjoyed. I happen to like Rouffignac for its difference: a train ride into the cave, a different geology, evidence of prehistoric animals in the cave. But it is monochrome.
Oct 8th, 2004, 07:56 AM
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Dear pdx,
I'm sorry, but Lascaux II is always closed for the month of January.
See http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
Other caves in the area can be found at
http://www.arachnis.asso.fr/DORDOGNE...S/msngrot0.htm
See also
http://www.gouffre-de-padirac.com/
I'm sorry, but Lascaux II is always closed for the month of January.
See http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
Other caves in the area can be found at
http://www.arachnis.asso.fr/DORDOGNE...S/msngrot0.htm
See also
http://www.gouffre-de-padirac.com/
Oct 8th, 2004, 11:12 AM
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We were so impressed with Font de Gaume that we never bothered to go to Lescaux II. On course we only had a couple days in the region or we probably would have. However there are, as have been noted, several interesting alternatives. You will LOVE it!
Oct 8th, 2004, 11:15 AM
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Here you go: http://www.leseyzies.com/grottes-ornees/index.htm
Oct 8th, 2004, 11:49 AM
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Thanks, Uh-Oh, I was hoping someone would say that. I still have to research the others amd make sure they are open late January. This damn work: it gets in the way of my travel planning.
