La Quina

#3901 among destinations in France

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Facts and practical information

La Quina is a Middle and Early Upper Palaeolithic site in Gardes-le-Pontaroux, Charente, France. Two Neanderthal skulls were found there, La Quina 5 and La Quina 18. It is the type site of the Quina Mousterian. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 45°30'26"N, 0°17'34"E

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New AquitaineFrance

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La Quina – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Studio Lavalette, Château de la Mercerie, Château de la Rochebeaucourt, St. Peter's Church.

1.7 miS
45°29'2"N • 0°16'57"E
Studio Lavalette, Villebois-Lavalette
43 min walk • Ruins, Historical place, Architecture
2.5 miW
Forts and castles, Architecture, Historical place
Château de la Mercerie
65 min walk • The Château de la Mercerie is located in the commune of Magnac-Lavalette-Villars. Enlarged in the 20th century in a classical Italian Renaissance style by the will of two men but never completed, it is nicknamed the Versailles of Charente.
4.3 miE
Forts and castles
Château de la Rochebeaucourt
109 min walk • The castle of La Rochebeaucourt is a building located on the communes of Combiers and Édon in Charente, it is at the limit of the departments of Charente and Dordogne and faces the commune of La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine located in Dordogne.
3.3 miSE
Church
St. Peter's Church, Édon
85 min walk • The Saint-Pierre church is a Catholic church located in Edon, in France.

La Quina

Facts and practical information

La Quina – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Studio Lavalette, Villebois-Lavalette

Château de la Mercerie

Château de la Rochebeaucourt

St. Peter's Church, Édon