Cave of the Trois-Frères

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The Cave of the Trois-Frères is a cave in southwestern France famous for its cave paintings. It is located in Montesquieu-Avantès, in the Ariège département. The cave is named for three brothers, Max, Jacques, and Louis Begouën, who, along with their father Comte Henri Begouën, discovered it in 1914. The drawings of the cave were made famous in the publications of the Abbé Henri Breuil. The cave art appears to date to approximately 13,000 BC. ()

Local name: Grotte des Trois-Frères Coordinates: 43°1'55"N, 1°12'42"E

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Cave of the Trois-Frères – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saint-Lizier Cathedral, Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède Cathedral, Palais des Evêques, War Memorial.

4.3 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Saint-Lizier Cathedral, Saint-Lizier
110 min walk • Saint-Lizier Cathedral is one of two former co-cathedrals of the town of Saint-Lizier in southern France. The other is the Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède Cathedral. The Saint-Lizier Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Lycerius, an early bishop of Couserans, after whom the town itself is also named.
4.3 miSW
Church
Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède Cathedral, Saint-Lizier
110 min walk • Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède Cathedral is one of two former co-cathedrals of the town of Saint-Lizier in southern France. The other is the Saint-Lizier Cathedral. The town of Saint-Lizier was formerly the seat of the Bishop of Couserans.
4.3 miSW
43°0'10"N • 1°8'13"E
Palais des Evêques, Saint-Lizier
109 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
4.9 miW
Memorial
War Memorial, Lorp-Sentaraille
126 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
4.3 miSE
Locality
Rimont
111 min walk • Rimont is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Cave of the Trois-Frères

Facts and practical information

Cave of the Trois-Frères – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Saint-Lizier Cathedral, Saint-Lizier

Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède Cathedral, Saint-Lizier

Palais des Evêques, Saint-Lizier

War Memorial, Lorp-Sentaraille

Rimont