The 1200m-long Grotte du Pech Merle is one of very few caves around the Lot Valley found to have prehistoric art. Several galleries depict mammoths, bison and dappled horses, plus there are hand tracings, fingerprints, human figures and a beautifully preserved adolescent footprint, clearly imprinted in the clay floor. Booking ahead online is recommended year-round and essential on summer weekends. Visits include a 20-minute film (English and French) and a museum.
The entrance is perched on a hill, 1/2.5km by footpath/road from Cabrerets, itself 4km north of the Lot Valley by the D42; turn at Kalapca.
