Noisetier Cave

#578 among destinations in France

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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The Noisetier Cave, owing its popular name to the Hazel trees that grow in front of its entrance, is located in a mountainside 145 m atop the Vallée d'Aure in the Ardengost commune, Hautes-Pyrénées department in the region Occitania, Southern France. During systematic excavations since 1992 Middle Paleolithic stone tools and artifacts attributed to the Neanderthal Mousterian culture were discovered among numerous faunal remains. ()

Local name: Grotte du Noisetier Length: 66 ftCoordinates: 42°55'39"N, 0°22'17"E

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Noisetier Cave – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lac de Payolle, Lac de Bareilles, Col d'Aspin, Église Saint-Exupère.

3.8 miW
Natural attraction, Body of water, Park
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Church
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Church
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
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City gate
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Memorial
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